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Is rais a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rais is a Scrabble US word. The word rais is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word rais is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

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4-letter words (6 found)

AIRS,ARIS,RAIS,RIAS,SAIR,SARI,

3-letter words (10 found)

AIR,AIS,ARS,RAI,RAS,RIA,SAI,SAR,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (5 found)

AI,AR,AS,IS,SI,

You can make 21 words from rais according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rais

rais

English

Noun

rais (plural raises)

  1. Alternative form of reis (“holder of military rank”).

References

  • “rais”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Sira, airs, Rias, RISA, Risa, RIAs, IRAs, sira, Isar, aris, Sari, sari, rias, IRAS

Australian Kriol

Etymology

From English rice.

Noun

rais

  1. rice

References

  • “rais”, in English - Kriol - AuSIL, (Can we date this quote?)

Belizean Creole

Etymology

From English rice.

Noun

rais

  1. rice

References

  • “rais”, in Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri, 2007

Catalan

Noun

rais

  1. plural of rai

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English rice.

Noun

rais

  1. rice

French

Pronunciation

Noun

rais m

  1. plural of rai

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese raiz. Cognate with Kabuverdianu raìs.

Noun

rais

  1. root

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “leader, chief, head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈis/, (traditional) /ˈra.is/
  • Rhymes: -is, (traditional) -ais
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ìs, (traditional) rà‧is

Noun

rais m (invariable)

  1. (historical) captain (of a ship) [c. 16th century]
  2. a leader or head of state in an Arab society; reis
  3. (by extension, colloquial) a person in charge (chiefly male); boss, leader, supervisor
    Synonyms: capo, padrone

Related terms

  • ras

See also

  • capo
  • duce

References

Anagrams

  • arsi, rasi, risa, risà, sari

Middle English

Verb

rais

  1. alternative form of reysen (“to raise”)

Mokilese

Noun

rais

  1. rice

Inflection

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English rice.

Noun

rais

  1. rice

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese raiz and Spanish raíz and Kabuverdianu raìs.

Noun

rais

  1. root

Pohnpeian

Etymology

Borrowed from English rice.

Noun

rais

  1. rice

Swahili

Alternative forms

  • raisi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).

Pronunciation

Noun

rais class V (plural marais class VI)

  1. president (the head of state of a republic)

Derived terms

  • urais

References

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English rice.

Noun

rais

  1. rice

Descendants

  • → Awara: lais
  • → Takia: reis

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs).

Noun

rais (plural raislar)

  1. chairman

Source: wiktionary.org