rapid: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with R · ends with D
Meaning of rapid
adj
Very swift or quick.
Example: a rapid stream
Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
- England, dialectal
Violent, severe.
Listed forms: rapider, rapidest.
Source: Wiktionary — rapid.
adv
- archaic, colloquial
Rapidly.
Source: Wiktionary — rapid.
noun
- plural-normally
A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
- dated
A burst of rapid fire.
Listed forms: rapids.
Source: Wiktionary — rapid.
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Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is rapid in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of rapid
R(1) + A(1) + P(3) + I(1) + D(2) = 8 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 rapid
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from rapid
25 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in rapid. Showing up to 24, longest first.