/raɪs/ • RAHYS
RICE is a cereal grain that serves as the staple food for over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia. It's also a valuable 4-letter word in Scrabble and word games, offering good point value with the higher-scoring C tile.
Yes. RICE is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 6 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends and 7 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | R | I | C | E | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Words With Friends | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Wordfeud | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
RICE has multiple meanings, with its primary definition being one of the world's most important foods:
The starchy seeds of an annual grass (Oryza sativa), cultivated extensively in warm climates. Rice provides more than one-fifth of the calories consumed by humans worldwide. It's grown in flooded fields called paddies and comes in numerous varieties including white, brown, jasmine, basmati, and wild rice.
In sports medicine, RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation - the standard first-aid treatment for soft tissue injuries like sprains and strains.
The word RICE has traveled through many languages, reflecting its global importance:
Anagrams: CIRE
Hooks: front PRICE, TRICE; back RICED, RICER, RICES.
Words inside RICE: 7 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: CIREICERECIREREIERRE. See all words from RICE.