raise: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 5 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of raise
verb
- physical
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
Example: to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself
- physical
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
Example: to raise a wall, or a heap of stones
- physical
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. To cause something to come to the surface of water.
Example: The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk.
- physical
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
Example: to raise Sandy Hook light
Listed forms: raises, raising, raised, glossary, raisest.
Source: Wiktionary — raise.
noun
A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
A bet that increases the previous bet.
A shaft or a winze that is dug from below, for purposes such as ventilation, local extraction of ore, or exploration.
A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
Listed forms: raises.
Source: Wiktionary — raise.
noun
A cairn or pile of stones.
Listed forms: raises.
Source: Wiktionary — raise.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for raise.
noun
the amount a salary is increased
noun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
noun
the act of raising something
verb
raise from a lower to a higher position
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is raise in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of raise
R(1) + A(1) + I(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of raise
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from raise
32 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in raise. Showing up to 24, longest first.