RID is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. RID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RID?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RID is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RID
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RID scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in RID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What does RID mean in Scrabble?
verb
To free somebody or something of an unwanted thing.
Rid came from Old Norse, and its past tense is also rid, which puts it in the small group of English verbs that do not change at all. The construction get rid of is far commoner than the verb standing on its own.
How RID is used
Past tense rid. Usually rid of or get rid of.
- They rid the barn of rats and then of pigeons.
- The verb rid does not change in the past.
- Getting rid of it took longer than acquiring it.
- The word rid came into English from Old Norse.
- She rid herself of the obligation in one letter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RID
Showing 24 of 79 words that begin with RID.
Words ending in RID
Showing 24 of 80 words that end in RID. Useful as a back hook: play RID onto a word already on the board.
Words with RID inside
Showing 24 of 844 words that contain RID somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RID
Common questions about RID
- Is RID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RID, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RID worth?
- RID is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RID mean?
- To free somebody or something of an unwanted thing.
- What letters can be added to RID?
- RID takes 5 hooks: 3 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of RID:
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