rip

NOUNVERB /rɪp/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH R

rip is a valid 3-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1I1P3
1 + 1 + 3 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING

What does rip mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

A dissolute man in fashionable society.

2

An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.

“there was a rip in his pants”

BROADER
3

A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current.

4

The act of rending or ripping or splitting something.

“he gave the envelope a vigorous rip”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
VERB · 5 SENSES
1

Take without the owner's consent.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

Tear or be torn violently.

“The curtain ripped from top to bottom”

“pull the cooked chicken into strips”

SYNONYMS
3

Criticize or abuse strongly and violently.

“The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly”

4

Cut (wood) along the grain.

BROADER
5

Move precipitously or violently.

“The tornado ripped along the coast”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of rip

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