ruin: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with R · ends with N
Meaning of ruin
noun
- countable, in-plural, sometimes
The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- uncountable
The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
Example: The monastery has fallen into ruin.
- uncountable
Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
Example: Gambling has been the ruin of many.
- countable, uncountable
The act of ruining something.
Listed forms: ruins.
Source: Wiktionary — ruin.
verb
- transitive
To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
Example: With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!
To destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.
Example: He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them.
To destroy (e.g. a city) so as to leave ruins.
To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
Example: My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation.
Listed forms: ruins, ruining, ruined, ruint.
Source: Wiktionary — ruin.
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 ruin.
noun
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
noun
the process of becoming dilapidated
noun
an event that results in destruction
noun
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ruin in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ruin
R(1) + U(1) + I(1) + N(1) = 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 ruin
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 ruin
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in ruin. Showing up to 24, longest first.