Definitions For Ruin
noun
- Destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
- A ruined building
- Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
- An event that results in destruction
- The process of becoming dilapidated
- An irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
- A state of complete destruction : a state of being ruined
- The remaining pieces of something that was destroyed
- The state of having lost money, social status, etc.
verb
- Fall into ruin
- Deprive of virginity
- Destroy completely; damage irreparably
- Reduce to ruins
- Reduce to bankruptcy
- Destroy or cause to fail
- To damage (something) so badly that it is no longer useful, valuable, enjoyable, etc. : to spoil or destroy (something)
- To cause (someone) to lose money, social status, etc.
Is Ruins 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
7
The word Ruin is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Ruin in a Sentence
- The incident led to the ruin of their relationship.
- The abandoned town had gone to ruin.
- Don't let the house your grandfather built fall into ruin.
- The bad weather ruined the party.
- I ruined the sauce by adding too much garlic.
- His low test scores ruined his chances of getting into a good school.