Arid

4 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Extremely dry, with little or no rainfall; also dull and uninteresting.

“The arid desert stretched to the horizon without a single tree.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈær.ɪd/

Syllables

ar·id

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Synonyms

dryparchedbarren

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Common letters — strong guess.

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Scrabble

Worth 5 points. D adds modestly.

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Anagrams of Arid

Words that use exactly the same letters as “arid”.

dari raid

Words one letter different

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acid amid arad ared aria aril avid brid grid

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5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “arid”.

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