Definition of RIND

rind

Plural: rinds

Noun

  • A thick, firm outer layer or covering.
  • the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
  • tree bark
  • A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc
  • The gall, the crust, the insolence; often as "the immortal rind"
  • An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.

Verb

  • To remove the rind from.

Examples

  • He managed to peel off a tough "RIND" of letters to reveal a triple word score.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English rind, rinde, from Old English rind and rinde (“treebark, crust”), from Proto-West Germanic *rindā, from Proto-Germanic *rindō, *rindǭ (“crust, rind”), from Proto-Indo-European *rem- (“to come to rest, support or prop oneself”). Cognate with German Rinde (“bark, rind”). related to English rand.

Scrabble Score: 5

rind: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rind: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rind: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

rind: valid Words With Friends Word