You can make 6 words from red according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of red
red erd rde dre edr der
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word red. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in red.
Definitions and meaning of red
red
Pronunciation
enPR: rĕd, IPA(key): /ɹɛd/, [ɻʷɛˑd̥]
Homophone: read(past tense/participle)
Rhymes: -ɛd
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishred, from Old Englishrēad, from Proto-West Germanic*raud, from Proto-Germanic*raudaz from Proto-Indo-European*h₁rowdʰós, from the root *h₁rewdʰ-.
Adjective
red (comparativeredderormore red, superlativereddestormost red)
Of a red hue.
(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
(of the skin) With a red hue due to embarrassment or sunburn.
(of a dog or its coat) Having a brown color.
(card games, of a card) Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black(“of the spades or clubs suits”)
(politics, often capitalized) Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red:
Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
"Only Nixon could go to China" was the refrain of conventional wisdom during Richard Nixon’s 1972 official visit to Mao Tse-tung’s regime. Nixon’s anti-communist credentials, however dubious, provided useful camouflage as he opened diplomatic relations with Red China and made breathtaking concessions that an undisguised liberal couldn’t get away with. [1]
(US politics) The U.S. Republican Party. [21st c.]
(chiefly derogatory, offensive) Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations
(astronomy) Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
(antonym(s) of "having red as its colour"): nonred, unred
(antonym(s) of "having red as its colour charge"): antired
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
red (countable and uncountable, pluralreds)
(countable and uncountable) The colour of the setting sun; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.
(countable) A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
Coordinate term:pinko
(countable, snooker) One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.
(countable and uncountable) Red wine.
(countable) Any of several varieties of ale which are brewed with red or kilned malt, giving the beer a red colour.
Hyponyms:Flanders red, Irish red
(countable, informal, Australia) A red kangaroo.
(countable, informal, UK, birdwatching) A redshank.
(derogatory, offensive) An American Indian.
Synonym:redskin
(slang) The drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug.
Synonyms:redbird, red devil
(informal) A red light (a traffic signal)
(Ireland, UK, beverages, informal) Red lemonade
(particle physics) One of the three color charges for quarks.
(US, colloquial, uncountable) Chili con carne (usually in the phrase "bowl of red").
(informal) The redfish or red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a fish with reddish fins and scales.
Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “red”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
“red”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“red”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Further reading
red on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From the archaic verb rede.
Verb
red
(archaic)simple past and past participle of rede
Etymology 3
Verb
red (third-person singular simple presentreds, present participleredding, simple past and past participleredded)
Alternative spelling of redd
References
Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “redd”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
“red”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
DRE, Der, Der., EDR, ERD, RDE, der, erd
Bislama
Etymology
From Englishred.
Adjective
red
red
Danish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /reːd/, [ʁæðˀ]
Verb
red
past of ride
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /rɛt/
Hyphenation: red
Rhymes: -ɛt
Homophones: redt, Reth
Verb
red
inflection of redden:
first-person singular present indicative
imperative
Anagrams
der
German
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʁeːt/
Rhymes: -eːt
Verb
red
singular imperative of reden
Italian
Noun
red
a type of rice
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irishrét.
Noun
redm (genitive singularred, pluralreddyn)
thing, object, item
matter
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old Englishrǣd, from Proto-West Germanic*rād, from Proto-Germanic*rēdaz.
Alternative forms
ræd, rede, reed
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /rɛːd/, /reːd/
Noun
red (pluralredes)
counsel, advice, recommendation
persuasion, convincing
agreement, permission, allowance
decree, edict
decision, will, purpose
judgement, judicial decision, opinion
plan, strategy, programme, plot
event, happening, occurrence
benefit, boon, help
deliberation, discussion
wisdom
Related terms
hird
Descendants
English: rede
Scots: rede
References
“rēd, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
Etymology 2
From Old Englishhrēod, from Proto-West Germanic*hreud.
Alternative forms
red, reed, reede, reod, reede, rode, rued
Pronunciation
(Early ME) IPA(key): /røːd/
IPA(key): /reːd/
Noun
red (pluralredes)
reed, flax (plant)
The stalk of a reed
straw, thatching
reed pen
Descendants
English: reed
Scots: reed
References
“rēd, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
Etymology 3
From Old Englishrēad, from Proto-West Germanic*raud, from Proto-Germanic*raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European*h₁rowdʰós.
Alternative forms
redde, reed, read, ræd
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /rɛːd/, /reːd/
Adjective
red (comparativeredder, superlativereddest)
red, crimson, scarlet (in color)
red pigment
reddened, dyed red
blushing, red-faced
bloody, blood-stained
ruddy, rosy
red-haired
red-clothed, wearing red
(metal) golden
(alchemy) causing transmutation into gold
Descendants
English: red
Scots: rede, reid
Yola: reed
References
“rēd, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
Noun
red
red (colour)
red pigment, vermillion, cinnabar
(heraldry) red, gules (tincture)
reddish or ruddy skin
reddish eyes or irises
red fabric
red wine
blood
Related terms
Rede See
Descendants
English: red
Scots: rede, reid
Yola: reed
See also
References
“rēd, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
Northern Kurdish
Verb
red
to disappear.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
rei
Verb
red
simple past of ri
simple past of ride
Old English
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /red/
Rhymes: -ɛd
Noun
redm
Alternative form of ræd
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /rɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt
Syllabification: red
Noun
red
genitive plural of reda
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*rędъ.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /rêːd/
Noun
rȇdm (Cyrillic spellingре̑д)
row
(mathematics) series
konvergentan red ― convergent series
divergentan red ― divergent series
queue
order (of magnitude)
order (arrangement, disposition)
line (of customers)
(chess) rank
(religion) order
franjevački red ― order of Saint Francis of Assisi
Declension
References
“red” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic*rędъ.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /réːt/
Noun
rẹ̑dm inan
order (arrangement, disposition)
Inflection
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /réːt/
Noun
rẹ̑df
swath (the track cut out by a scythe in mowing)
Inflection
Further reading
“red”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
“red”, in Termania, Amebis
See also the general references
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanishred, from Latinrēte(“net”). Cognate with Englishrete.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈred/[ˈreð̞]
Rhymes: -ed
Syllabification: red
Noun
redf (pluralredes)
(hunting, tools) web, mesh
(fishing) net
spiderweb
Synonyms:telaraña, tela de araña
trap, snare
Synonyms:trampa, cepo
(communication, transport) net, network
red de carreteras ― highway network
red de radiodifusoras ― radio broadcasters network
red televisiva ― TV broadcasting network
(sports) net, goal
(electricity) grid
fuera de la red ― off the grid
(informal, sometimes capitalized) Web, Internet
(in the plural) social networks
Synonym:redes sociales
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
“red”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /reːd/
Rhymes: -eːd
Verb
red
imperative of reda
past indicative of rida
Anagrams
der
Turkish
Pronunciation
Noun
red (definite accusativereddi, pluralredler)
Alternative form of ret(“refusal, rejection”)
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishred.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /red/
Noun
red (nominative pluralreds)
the colour red
Declension
Derived terms
redik
See also
Yola
Etymology
From Middle Englishredden, from Old English*ryddan.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɾɛd/
Verb
red (past participleee-rid)
to clear, make bare
References
Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129