run: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 3 letter points · starts with R · ends with N
Meaning of run
verb
- intransitive
To move swiftly. To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
Example: Run, and you might still catch the train!
- intransitive
To move swiftly. To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
Example: I have been running all over the building looking for him.
- transitive
To move swiftly. To cover (a course or a distance) by running.
Example: I can run a mile, but I can't run the cross-country course.
- transitive
To move swiftly. To complete a running course or event in (a given time).
Example: I was hoping to make the team, but I didn't run the qualifying time.
Listed forms: runs, running, ran, glossary, runnest.
Source: Wiktionary — run.
noun
Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
Example: I just got back from my morning run.
Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily on foot); dash or errand, trip.
Example: I need to make a run to the store.
A pleasure trip.
Example: Let's go for a run in the car.
Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
Listed forms: runs, rin, ren.
Source: Wiktionary — run.
adj
- not-comparable
In a liquid state; melted or molten.
Example: Put some run butter on the vegetables.
- not-comparable
Cast in a mould.
- not-comparable
Exhausted; depleted (especially with "down" or "out").
- not-comparable
Travelled, migrated; having made a migration or a spawning run.
Listed forms: rin, ren.
Source: Wiktionary — run.
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 run.
noun
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
noun
the act of testing something
noun
a race run on foot
- footrace
- foot race
noun
an unbroken series of events
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is run in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of run
R(1) + U(1) + N(1) = 3 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 run
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from run
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in run. Showing up to 24, longest first.