rancid

rancid is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter.
2. adjective. smelling of fermentation or staleness

   Synonyms: sour

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

   "rancid butter"

   "rancid bacon"

Synonyms

sour

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in rancid:

andric, cardin, dracin

Common word forms

rancider, rancidly, rancidest, rancidity, rancidness

Words from these letters

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