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
2

Enter someone else's territory and take spoils.

“The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly”

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
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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”

RELATED
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

A sudden short attack.

SYNONYMS
2

An attempt by speculators to defraud investors.

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of raid

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