rule: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of rule
noun
- countable, uncountable
A regulation, law, guideline.
Example: All participants must adhere to the rules.
- countable, uncountable
A regulating principle.
- uncountable
The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
- countable, uncountable
A normal condition or state of affairs.
Example: My rule is to rise at six o'clock.
Listed forms: rules.
Source: Wiktionary — rule.
verb
- stative, transitive
To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- intransitive, slang, stative
To excel.
Example: This game rules!
- intransitive
To decide judicially.
- transitive
To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
Listed forms: rules, ruling, ruled, glossary, rulest.
Source: Wiktionary — rule.
noun
- obsolete
Revelry.
Source: Wiktionary — rule.
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 rule.
noun
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
noun
something regarded as a normative example
noun
prescribed guide for conduct or action
noun
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
- linguistic rule
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is rule in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of rule
R(1) + U(1) + L(1) + E(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 rule
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from rule
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in rule. Showing up to 24, longest first.