rival: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with R · ends with L
Meaning of rival
noun
A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
Example: Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race.
Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
Example: As a social historian, he has no rival.
- obsolete
One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
Listed forms: rivals.
Source: Wiktionary — rival.
adj
- not-comparable
Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.
Example: rival lovers
Source: Wiktionary — rival.
verb
- transitive
To oppose or compete with.
Example: to rival somebody in love
To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.
Listed forms: rivals, rivaling, rivalling, rivaled, rivalled.
Source: Wiktionary — rival.
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 rival.
noun
the contestant you hope to defeat
verb
be equal to in quality or ability
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is rival in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of rival
R(1) + I(1) + V(4) + A(1) + L(1) = 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 rival
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from rival
24 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in rival. Showing up to 24, longest first.