rancid

/rænsɪd/ adjective
6 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1

Smelling of fermentation or staleness.

2

(used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition.

“rancid butter”

“rancid bacon”

WORD FORMS
Related formrancidity
Related formrancidness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®11 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinancidray
Starts & ends withR … D
Syllablesran · cid
SYNONYMS & RELATED9
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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