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rival
adjective
1. Having the same pretensions or claims .
noun
1. Obsolete A companion or an associate in a particular duty.
2. One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect.
3. One who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor.
4. One striving for competitive advantage.
5. One of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess.
verb
1. To possess qualities or aptitudes that approach or equal (those of another).
2. To strive to equal or excel .
3. To be in competition with.
4. To act as a rival .
verb-intransitive
1. To be a competitor or rival; compete.
verb-transitive
1. To attempt to equal or surpass.
2. To be the equal of; match: "They achieved more than they had ever dreamed, lending a magic to their family story that no tale or ordinary life could possibly rival” ( Doris Kearns Goodwin).
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Top Words by points |
Points |
Word Game |
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rival | 8 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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al | 2 |
ar | 2 |
la | 2 |
li | 2 |
ai | 2 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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var | 6 |
via | 6 |
ria | 3 |
rai | 3 |
lav | 6 |
lar | 3 |
air | 3 |
ail | 3 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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vial | 7 |
vair | 7 |
vail | 7 |
virl | 7 |
lira | 4 |
rial | 4 |
rail | 4 |
liar | 4 |
lari | 4 |
lair | 4 |
aril | 4 |
5 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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rival | 8 |
viral | 8 |