Races
/ˈɹeɪsɪz/
noun
- A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins
"The race around the park was won by Johnny, who ran faster than the others."
- Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
- A race condition.
- A progressive movement toward a goal.
"the race to cure cancer"
- A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel.
verb
- To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
"The drivers were racing around the track."
- To compete against in such a race.
"I raced him to the car, but he was there first, so he got to ride shotgun."
- To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
"As soon as it was time to go home, he raced for the door."
- Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
noun
- A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics:
- A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; an informal term for a subspecies.
- A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
- A category or species of something that has emerged or evolved from an older one (with an implied parallel to animal breeding or evolutionary science).
"Recent developments in artificial intelligence has brought about a new race of robots that can perform household chores without supervision."
- Peculiar flavour, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavour.
noun
- A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
SYNONYMS
Total: 7 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Races"
Races is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "races" can be rearranged to form 6 other valid words.
Using "Races" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "races" is a low-scoring word.