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RING

/ɹɪŋ/

4-letter word · 5 Scrabble points · 7 Words With Friends points

R 1
I 1
N 1
G 2

Meaning of RING

noun
  1. (physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.
  2. (physical) A group of objects arranged in a circle.
verb
  1. To enclose or surround.
    "The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas."
  2. To make an incision around; to girdle.
    "They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year."
noun
  1. The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
    "The church bell's ring could be heard the length of the valley."
  2. A pleasant or correct sound.
    "The name has a nice ring to it."
verb
  1. Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
    "The bells were ringing in the town."
  2. To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
    "The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel."
noun
  1. An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.
    "The set of integers, \mathbb{Z}, is the prototypical ring."
  2. An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.
    "The definition of ring without unity allows, for instance, the set 2\mathbb{Z} of even integers to be a ring."
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Anagrams of RING

girn5
grin5

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About the word RING

Is "RING" a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. "RING" is in the ENABLE word list, accepted by Words With Friends and most open Scrabble apps. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends.

How many points is "RING" worth?

In Scrabble, "RING" is worth 5 points before bonuses. In Words With Friends, it's worth 7 points. Played on a triple-word-score, the Scrabble value becomes 15.

What does "RING" mean?

(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.

What are the anagrams of "RING"?

2 anagrams can be formed using the same letters as RING: GIRN, GRIN.