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Is rathe a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rathe is a Scrabble US word. The word rathe is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is rathe a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rathe is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

R1A1T1H4E1

Is rathe a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word rathe is a Words With Friends word. The word rathe is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (5 found)

EARTH,HATER,HEART,RATHE,THRAE,

4-letter words (17 found)

ARET,EATH,HAET,HARE,HART,HATE,HEAR,HEAT,RATE,RATH,RHEA,TAHR,TARE,TEAR,TEHR,THAE,THAR,

3-letter words (20 found)

ARE,ART,ATE,EAR,EAT,ERA,ETA,ETH,HAE,HAT,HER,HET,RAH,RAT,REH,RET,TAE,TAR,TEA,THE,

2-letter words (13 found)

AE,AH,AR,AT,EA,EH,ER,ET,HA,HE,RE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 56 words from rathe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of rathe

rathe arthe rtahe trahe atrhe tarhe rahte arhte rhate hrate ahrte harte rthae trhae rhtae hrtae thrae htrae athre tahre ahtre hatre thare htare rateh arteh rtaeh traeh atreh tareh raeth areth reath erath aerth earth rteah treah retah ertah terah etrah aterh taerh aetrh eatrh tearh etarh rahet arhet rhaet hraet ahret haret raeht areht reaht eraht aerht earht rheat hreat rehat erhat herat ehrat ahert haert aehrt eahrt heart ehart rthea trhea rhtea hrtea threa htrea rteha treha retha ertha terha etrha rheta hreta rehta erhta herta ehrta thera htera tehra ethra hetra ehtra ather taher ahter hater thaer htaer atehr taehr aethr eathr teahr etahr ahetr haetr aehtr eahtr heatr ehatr thear htear tehar ethar hetar ehtar

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Definitions and meaning of rathe

rathe

Alternative forms

  • rath

Etymology

From Middle English rathe, from Old English hraþe, from Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, *hradō (“quickly”), from *hraþ, *hrad (“quick”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“quick; to move quickly”). Cognate with German Low German radd, ratt (“rashly; quickly; hastily”), and German gerade (“now, just, exactly”); compare Dutch rad (“quick, swift”), Norwegian rad (“quick, direct”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐍃 (raþs, “easy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹeɪð/
  • Rhymes: -eɪð

Adjective

rathe (comparative rather, superlative rathest)

  1. (poetic) Ripening or blooming early.

Adverb

rathe (comparative rather, superlative rathest)

  1. (obsolete) Quickly.
  2. (poetic) Early in the morning.

Related terms

  • rather

Anagrams

  • Earth, Erath, Harte, Heart, Herat, Herta, Taher, Terah, Thera, earth, hater, heart, rehat, th'are, thare

German

Verb

rathe

  1. inflection of rathen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • rade, rath, raþ, raþe, rauth
  • hraþe, hraþa, raðæ, raðe, ræðe, ræðen, reaðe, reðe (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hræþe (“soon, quickly”), from Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, *hradō; compare rad (“quick”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraːð(ə)/, /ˈrað(ə)/

Adverb

rathe (comparative rathere, superlative rathest)

  1. quickly, speedily
  2. immediately, at once
  3. now, presently

Related terms

  • rather

Descendants

  • English: rathe, rath (obsolete)
  • Middle Scots: rathe, rath

References

  • “rāth(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

Adjective

rathe (comparative rathere, superlative rathest)

  1. eager, decisive
  2. rash, hasty, angry
  3. early, soon
  4. important, meaningful

Descendants

  • English: rathe, rath (obsolete)
  • Scots: rath
  • Yola: raaye

References

  • “rāth(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

rathe m

  1. inflection of ratha (“chariot; pleasure”):
    1. locative singular
    2. accusative plural

Source: wiktionary.org