raid
VERBNOUN
/reɪd/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH R
raid is a valid 4-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1A1I1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING
What does raid mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on.
“The police raided the crack house”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Enter someone else's territory and take spoils.
“The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
3
Search for something needed or desired.
“Our babysitter raided our refrigerator”
BROADER
4
Take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock.
“T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies”
BROADER
RELATED
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A sudden short attack.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
An attempt by speculators to defraud investors.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD