ready: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with R · ends with Y
Meaning of ready
adj
Prepared for immediate action or use.
Example: I made ready to set out on my journey.
Prepared for immediate action or use. first only used predicatively, freely used from the end of the 17th century
Example: a loaf of ready-sliced bread
Inclined; apt to happen.
Liable at any moment.
Example: The seed is ready to sprout.
Listed forms: readier, readiest.
Source: Wiktionary — ready.
verb
- transitive
To prepare; to make ready for action.
Listed forms: readies, readying, readied.
Source: Wiktionary — ready.
noun
- countable, slang, uncountable
Ready money; cash.
Listed forms: readies.
Source: Wiktionary — ready.
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 ready.
adjective
apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
verb
prepare for eating by applying heat
verb
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ready in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ready
R(1) + E(1) + A(1) + D(2) + Y(4) = 9 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 ready
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from ready
37 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in ready. Showing up to 24, longest first.