Definitions for riptides

riptides rip·tide

Spelling: [rip-tahyd]
IPA: /ˈrɪpˌtaɪd/

Riptides is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 313 anagrams from letters in riptides (deiiprst).

Definitions for riptides

noun

  1. a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.

Origin of riptides

First recorded in 1860-65; rip2 + tide1

Examples for riptides

Politicians typically run the other way, knowing the riptide of the issue is dangerous for those who wade out too deep.

But exaggerated fears can fuel themselves, and the dynamic of prejudice can be a riptide.

Heidi Klum's Rescue: Heidi Klum saved her 7-year-old son Henry and his two nannies from a riptide in Hawaii on Sunday.

There may have been a riptide effect, where the unions turned out their people very strongly in their get out the vote campaigns.

Word Value for riptides
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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