rid: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 4 letter points · starts with R · ends with D
Meaning of rid
verb
- also, reflexive, transitive
Followed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance.
Example: I’m glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.
- also, reflexive, transitive
Followed by away, from, or out of: to remove (oneself or someone, or something, that is annoying, troublesome, or unwanted).
- reflexive, transitive
Often followed by from, of, or out of: to free or release, or to rescue or save, (oneself or someone, or something).
- archaic, transitive
To clear (a place or way); especially, to clear (land) of trees, undergrowth, etc.
Listed forms: rids, ridding, ridded, ridden, glossary, riddest.
Source: Wiktionary — rid.
adj
- archaic, not-comparable, obsolete
Chiefly of a place: which has been ridded (etymology 1, verb sense 1.4.1) or cleared; rid-up.
Source: Wiktionary — rid.
noun
- Northern-England, archaic, obsolete, uncountable
Loose earth, rubble, etc., on the surface of a quarry which must be removed before digging can begin; rid-work.
- Northern-England, archaic, obsolete, rare, uncountable
Progress which has been made; also, speed.
Source: Wiktionary — rid.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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verb
relieve from
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is rid in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of rid
R(1) + I(1) + D(2) = 4 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 rid
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 rid
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in rid. Showing up to 24, longest first.