Definitions For Raid

noun

  • An attempt by speculators to defraud investors
  • A sudden short attack
  • A surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers or other military forces
  • An occurrence in which police suddenly enter a place in a forceful way to find criminals, illegal drugs, etc.
  • An act of going into a place (such as a bank) in order to steal something

verb

  • Search for something needed or desired
  • Enter someone else's territory and take spoils
  • Take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
  • Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
  • To attack (a place or group) in a sudden and unexpected way
  • To enter (a place) suddenly in a forceful way in order to look for someone or something
  • To enter (a place) in order to steal or take something

Is Raid a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
5
Words with Friends
5

The word Raid is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Raid in a Sentence

  • They launched a raid against the enemy.
  • Weapons were also seized during the drug raid.
  • They caught five smugglers in the raid.
  • The village was raided often by neighboring tribes.
  • Police raided the house and found drugs.
  • Federal agents raided the warehouse, seizing stolen property and arresting five smugglers.

Synonyms for Raid

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