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Is rant a Scrabble word?

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

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Is rant a Scrabble UK word?

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

R1A1N1T1

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4-letter words (2 found)

RANT,TARN,

3-letter words (7 found)

ANT,ART,NAT,RAN,RAT,TAN,TAR,

2-letter words (5 found)

AN,AR,AT,NA,TA,

You can make 14 words from rant according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of rant

rant arnt rnat nrat anrt nart ratn artn rtan tran atrn tarn rnta nrta rtna trna ntra tnra antr natr atnr tanr ntar tnar

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word rant. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in rant.

Definitions and meaning of rant

rant

Etymology

From Dutch ranten, randen (“to talk nonsense, rave”), from Middle Dutch ranten (“to rant, babble, goof around”), of uncertain origin; but apparently related to Middle High German ranzen (“to dance, jump around, frolic”), German ranzen (“to be ardent, be in heat, copulate, mate, ramble, join up”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɹænt/
  • Rhymes: -ænt

Verb

rant (third-person singular simple present rants, present participle ranting, simple past and past participle ranted)

  1. To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
  2. To disseminate one's own opinions in a—typically—one-sided, strong manner.
  3. To criticize by ranting.
  4. (dated) To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
  5. To dance rant steps.

Derived terms

  • rant and rave

Translations

Noun

rant (plural rants)

  1. A criticism done by ranting.
  2. A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
  3. A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop.

Derived terms

  • /end rant
  • rantful
  • ranty

Translations

See also

  • screed

See also

  • ramble
  • rave

Further reading

  • “rant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “rant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Tarn, Tran, ar'n't, arn't, tRNA, tarn, tran, trna

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • (of rane) rana, ranet

Verb

rant

  1. simple past of renne
  2. past participle of rane

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rand. Doublet of rand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rant/
  • Rhymes: -ant
  • Syllabification: rant
  • Homophone: rand

Noun

rant m inan (related adjective rantowy)

  1. edge (especially coin edge)
    Synonyms: brzeg, krawędź

Declension

Further reading

  • rant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • rant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

Etymology

From French rente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾɑnt/

Noun

rant (definite accusative rantı, plural rantlar)

  1. (economics) unearned income

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org