rivalrous
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
/ˈɹaɪv(ə)lɹəs/
(UK)
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/ˈɹaɪv(ə)lɹəs/ (UK) · /ˈɹaɪvəlɹəs/ (US) · /ɹaɪvl̩ɹəs/ (US)
Definition of rivalrous
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Having a relationship of rivalry.
“In “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead,” Mr. Lumet’s 45th film, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke play rivalrous brothers whose bungled robbery of their parents’ modest jewelry store in Westchester County begins a cycle of quasi-Greek family tragedy without a catharsis.”
“Western universalism was real, if rivalrous.”
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adj
-
Having a relationship of rivalry.
“In “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead,” Mr. Lumet’s 45th film, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke play rivalrous brothers whose bungled robbery of their parents’ modest jewelry store in Westchester County begins a cycle of quasi-Greek family tragedy without a catharsis.”
“Western universalism was real, if rivalrous.”
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Which can be consumed by no more than one person at the same time.
“Rivalrous goods are those which can be consumed by only one person at the same time – for example, a candy bar or a suit; […]”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From rivalry + -ous.
Words you can make from rivalrous
163 playable · top: SAVIOUR (10 pts)
Best play saviour 10 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
14 words5-letter words
44 words- ARVOS 8 pts
- AVISO 8 pts
- OVALS 8 pts
- RIVAL 8 pts
- SALVO 8 pts
- SAVOR 8 pts
- SILVA 8 pts
- ULVAS 8 pts
- VAILS 8 pts
- VAIRS 8 pts
- VALOR 8 pts
- VARUS 8 pts
- VIALS 8 pts
- VIOLA 8 pts
- VIOLS 8 pts
- VIRAL 8 pts
- VIRLS 8 pts
- VIRUS 8 pts
- VISOR 8 pts
- VOILA 8 pts
- VOLAR 8 pts
- ARILS 5 pts
- ARRIS 5 pts
- AURIS 5 pts
- LAIRS 5 pts
- LARIS 5 pts
- LIARS 5 pts
- LIRAS 5 pts
- LORIS 5 pts
- LOUIS 5 pts
- LOURS 5 pts
- ORALS 5 pts
- ORRIS 5 pts
- RAILS 5 pts
- RIALS 5 pts
- ROARS 5 pts
- ROILS 5 pts
- RURAL 5 pts
- SIRRA 5 pts
- SOLAR 5 pts
- SURAL 5 pts
- SURRA 5 pts
- URARI 5 pts
- URIAL 5 pts
4-letter words
54 words- ARVO 7 pts
- AVOS 7 pts
- LAVS 7 pts
- LUVS 7 pts
- OVAL 7 pts
- ULVA 7 pts
- VAIL 7 pts
- VAIR 7 pts
- VARS 7 pts
- VAUS 7 pts
- VIAL 7 pts
- VIOL 7 pts
- VIRL 7 pts
- VISA 7 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- AIRS 4 pts
- ALSO 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- AROS 4 pts
- LAIR 4 pts
- LARI 4 pts
- LARS 4 pts
- LIAR 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- LIRA 4 pts
- LOUR 4 pts
- OARS 4 pts
- OILS 4 pts
- ORAL 4 pts
- ORRA 4 pts
- OSAR 4 pts
- OURS 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RAIS 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
- RIAS 4 pts
- ROAR 4 pts
- ROIL 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SARI 4 pts
- SAUL 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
- SILO 4 pts
- SLUR 4 pts
- SOAR 4 pts
- SOIL 4 pts
- SOLA 4 pts
- SOLI 4 pts
- SORA 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SOUL 4 pts
- SOUR 4 pts
- SURA 4 pts
- URSA 4 pts
3-letter words
33 words- AVO 6 pts
- LAV 6 pts
- LUV 6 pts
- OVA 6 pts
- VAR 6 pts
- VAS 6 pts
- VAU 6 pts
- VIA 6 pts
- VIS 6 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ARS 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- OIL 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- OUR 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SAU 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SOL 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
2-letter words
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