Words Containing RIS
Explore a range of words that include the letter RIS, showcasing the diversity and richness of the English language. Enhance your vocabulary with interesting and unique terms featuring RIS.
4 letter words
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| risk | 8 | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred | - |
| rise | 4 | get up and out of bed | - |
| iris | 4 | diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening | - |
| kris | 8 | a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade | - |
| bris | 6 | the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life | - |
| gris | 5 | Spanish cubist painter (1887-1927) | - |
| fris | 7 | - | - |
| sris | 4 | - | - |
| risp | 6 | - | - |
| aris | 4 | - | - |
| cris | 6 | - | - |
5 letter words
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| paris | 7 | the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce | - |
| risky | 12 | involving risk or danger | extremely risky going out in the tide and fog |
| wrist | 8 | a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones | - |
| arise | 5 | result or issue | - |
| doris | 6 | a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken | - |
| risen | 5 | (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon | the risen sun |
| crisp | 9 | pleasantly cold and invigorating | crisp clear nights and frosty mornings |
| rishi | 8 | - | - |
| brisk | 11 | become brisk | business brisked up |
| frisk | 12 | the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs | he gave the suspect a quick frisk |
| prism | 9 | optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image | - |
| riser | 5 | a vertical pipe in a building | - |
| grist | 6 | grain intended to be or that has been ground | - |
| brise | 7 | - | - |
| prise | 7 | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open | - |
| frise | 8 | - | - |
| zaris | 14 | - | - |
| zoris | 14 | - | - |
| orris | 5 | fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines | - |
| noris | 5 | - | - |
| trist | 5 | - | - |
| shris | 8 | - | - |
| siris | 5 | large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind | - |
| saris | 5 | - | - |
| risks | 9 | - | - |
| rises | 5 | - | - |
| risps | 7 | - | - |
| risus | 5 | - | - |
| priss | 7 | - | - |
| puris | 7 | - | - |
| peris | 7 | - | - |
| abris | 7 | - | - |
| arris | 5 | - | - |
| arish | 8 | - | - |
| auris | 5 | - | - |
| crise | 7 | - | - |
| briss | 7 | the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life | - |
| daris | 6 | - | - |
| naris | 5 | any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx | - |
| meris | 7 | - | - |
| loris | 5 | - | - |
| laris | 5 | - | - |
| kuris | 9 | - | - |
| horis | 8 | - | - |
| grisy | 9 | - | - |
| grise | 6 | - | - |
| goris | 6 | - | - |
| frist | 8 | - | - |
| garis | 6 | - | - |
| epris | 7 | - | - |
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6 letter words
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| prison | 8 | a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment | - |
| crisis | 8 | a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something | after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better |
| rising | 7 | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | - |
| morris | 8 | English poet and craftsman (1834-1896) | - |
| parish | 11 | a local church community | - |
| debris | 9 | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | - |
| perish | 11 | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | The children perished in the fire |
| crispy | 13 | tender and brittle | - |
| crises | 8 | - | - |
| frisky | 16 | playful like a lively kitten | - |
| prissy | 11 | exaggeratedly proper | - |
| arisen | 6 | - | - |
| grisly | 10 | shockingly repellent; inspiring horror | a grisly murder |
| hubris | 11 | overbearing pride or presumption | - |
| garish | 10 | tastelessly showy | garish colors |
| irises | 6 | - | - |
| jurist | 13 | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice | - |
| purist | 8 | someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words) | - |
| risque | 15 | suggestive of sexual impropriety | a risque story |
| triste | 6 | - | - |
| arista | 6 | bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies | - |
| uprise | 8 | get up and out of bed | - |
| tsuris | 6 | (Yiddish) aggravating trouble | the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to |
| agrise | 7 | - | - |
| barish | 11 | Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India | - |
| chrism | 13 | a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam | - |
| cerise | 8 | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | - |
| cerris | 8 | - | - |
| capris | 10 | - | - |
| brisky | 15 | - | - |
| brisks | 12 | - | - |
| brises | 8 | - | - |
| aurist | 6 | - | - |
| bajris | 15 | - | - |
| aorist | 6 | a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation | - |
| ardris | 7 | - | - |
| arrish | 9 | - | - |
| aristo | 6 | - | - |
| arises | 6 | - | - |
| cypris | 13 | - | - |
| crisic | 10 | - | - |
| crista | 8 | - | - |
| crissa | 8 | - | - |
| crisps | 10 | - | - |
| harish | 12 | - | - |
| grison | 7 | carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts | - |
| grises | 7 | - | - |
| grised | 8 | - | - |
| grists | 7 | - | - |
| frisee | 9 | - | - |
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7 letter words
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| tourist | 7 | someone who travels for pleasure | - |
| sunrise | 7 | the first light of day | - |
| cherish | 15 | be fond of; be attached to | - |
| tourism | 9 | the business of providing services to tourists | - |
| christy | 15 | - | - |
| florist | 10 | a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold | - |
| bristol | 9 | an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon | - |
| frisbee | 12 | a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition | - |
| risotto | 7 | rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese | - |
| nourish | 10 | give nourishment to | - |
| moorish | 12 | relating to or characteristic of the Moors | - |
| reprise | 9 | repeat an earlier theme of a composition | - |
| boorish | 12 | ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance | was boorish and insensitive |
| crispin | 11 | patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century) | - |
| gristle | 8 | tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults | - |
| brisket | 13 | a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef | - |
| bristly | 12 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | a horse with a short bristly mane |
| briskly | 16 | in a brisk manner | she walked briskly in the cold air |
| riskier | 11 | - | - |
| crisper | 11 | - | - |
| frisson | 10 | an almost pleasurable sensation of fright | a frisson of surprise shot through him |
| bristle | 9 | rise up as in fear | The dog's fur bristled |
| tsarist | 7 | of or relating to or characteristic of a czar | - |
| bearish | 12 | expecting prices to fall | - |
| apprise | 11 | inform (somebody) of something | - |
| whorish | 16 | - | - |
| czarist | 18 | of or relating to or characteristic of a czar | - |
| unrisen | 7 | - | - |
| cidaris | 10 | - | - |
| chokris | 16 | - | - |
| chrisom | 14 | a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam | - |
| chrisms | 14 | - | - |
| chrisma | 14 | - | - |
| chowris | 15 | - | - |
| chorism | 14 | - | - |
| chorist | 12 | - | - |
| clerisy | 12 | an educated and intellectual elite | - |
| epacris | 11 | any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers | - |
| entrist | 7 | - | - |
| entrism | 9 | - | - |
| eristic | 9 | a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy | - |
| emprise | 11 | - | - |
| dorises | 8 | - | - |
| dorised | 9 | - | - |
| diarist | 8 | someone who keeps a diary or journal | - |
| diarise | 8 | - | - |
| diorism | 10 | - | - |
| czarism | 20 | - | - |
| currish | 12 | base and cowardly | - |
| curaris | 9 | - | - |
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8 letter words
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| surprise | 10 | the act of surprising someone | - |
| prisoner | 10 | a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war | - |
| christie | 13 | prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976) | - |
| garrison | 9 | United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879) | - |
| charisma | 15 | a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others | - |
| uprising | 11 | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | - |
| clitoris | 10 | a female sexual organ homologous to the penis | - |
| flourish | 14 | (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments | he entered to a flourish of trumpets |
| perished | 14 | - | - |
| imprison | 12 | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | The suspects were imprisoned without trial |
| feverish | 17 | of or relating to or characterized by fever | - |
| pristine | 10 | completely free from dirt or contamination | pristine mountain snow |
| christen | 13 | administer baptism to | - |
| theorist | 11 | someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) | - |
| memorise | 12 | commit to memory; learn by heart | - |
| apprised | 13 | - | - |
| reprisal | 10 | a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime | - |
| asterisk | 12 | mark with an asterisk | - |
| comprise | 14 | form or compose | These few men comprise his entire army |
| centrist | 10 | a person who takes a position in the political center | - |
| sacristy | 13 | a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held | - |
| derision | 9 | the act of deriding or treating with contempt | - |
| frisking | 16 | the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs | - |
| motorist | 10 | someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile | - |
| futurist | 11 | someone who predicts the future | - |
| naturist | 8 | a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion | - |
| pleurisy | 13 | inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer) | - |
| pharisee | 13 | a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions | - |
| moonrise | 10 | - | - |
| touristy | 11 | visited by throngs of tourists | tourists descend in busloads...so the whole place is rather touristy |
| rissoles | 8 | - | - |
| vaporise | 13 | turn into gas | - |
| colorist | 10 | a painter able to achieve special effects with color | - |
| futurism | 13 | an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age | - |
| aneurism | 10 | a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall | - |
| satirist | 8 | a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm | - |
| derisive | 12 | abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule | derisive laughter |
| tamarisk | 14 | any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil | - |
| bristled | 11 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | - |
| aphorism | 15 | a short pithy instructive saying | - |
| riskiest | 12 | - | - |
| theorise | 11 | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | - |
| humorist | 13 | someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way | - |
| satirise | 8 | ridicule with satire | - |
| vigorish | 15 | an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest | - |
| briskier | 14 | - | - |
| wristing | 12 | - | - |
| wristers | 11 | - | - |
| tzurises | 17 | - | - |
| tantrist | 8 | an adherent of Tantrism | - |
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9 letter words
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| surprised | 12 | taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment | surprised by her student's ingenuity |
| christian | 14 | a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination | - |
| terrorist | 9 | a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities | - |
| terrorism | 11 | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear | - |
| gibberish | 17 | unintelligible talking | - |
| hypocrisy | 22 | an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction | - |
| cherished | 18 | characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | a cherished friend |
| guitarist | 10 | a musician who plays the guitar | - |
| aristotle | 9 | one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC) | - |
| barrister | 11 | a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution | - |
| periscope | 15 | an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field | - |
| comprised | 16 | - | - |
| nourished | 13 | being provided with adequate nourishment | - |
| barbarism | 15 | a brutal barbarous savage act | - |
| worrisome | 14 | causing distress or worry or anxiety | in a particularly worrisome predicament |
| wristband | 15 | a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist | - |
| authorise | 12 | give or delegate power or authority to | - |
| perishing | 15 | - | - |
| vampirism | 18 | belief in the existence of vampires | - |
| sacristan | 11 | an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects | - |
| mannerism | 13 | a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | - |
| voyeurism | 17 | a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior | - |
| bristling | 12 | - | - |
| ambergris | 14 | waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume | - |
| summarise | 13 | be a summary of | - |
| verdigris | 14 | a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment | - |
| terrorise | 9 | coerce by violence or with threats | - |
| prismatic | 15 | exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism | prismatic light |
| motorised | 12 | equipped with a motor or motors | - |
| chorister | 14 | a singer in a choir | - |
| touristic | 11 | - | - |
| careerist | 11 | a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity | - |
| maharishi | 17 | - | - |
| theorised | 13 | - | - |
| mesmerise | 13 | induce hypnosis in | - |
| apprising | 14 | - | - |
| cherisher | 17 | - | - |
| epicurism | 15 | the disposition and habits of an epicure | - |
| wristlock | 18 | - | - |
| mesmerist | 13 | a person who induces hypnosis | - |
| ascarises | 11 | - | - |
| bandurist | 12 | - | - |
| bhelpuris | 16 | - | - |
| epimerise | 13 | - | - |
| briskiest | 15 | - | - |
| denturism | 12 | - | - |
| colourism | 13 | - | - |
| tantrists | 9 | - | - |
| ristretto | 9 | - | - |
| odorisers | 10 | - | - |
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10 letter words
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| surprising | 13 | causing surprise or wonder or amazement | the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data |
| enterprise | 12 | readiness to embark on bold new ventures | - |
| imprisoned | 15 | being in captivity | - |
| comparison | 16 | qualities that are comparable | no comparison between the two books |
| antichrist | 15 | (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ | - |
| aristocrat | 12 | a member of the aristocracy | - |
| authorised | 14 | endowed with authority | - |
| futuristic | 15 | of or relating to futurism | - |
| wristwatch | 21 | a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist | - |
| plagiarism | 15 | the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own | - |
| manicurist | 14 | a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails | - |
| nourishing | 14 | of or providing nourishment | good nourishing stew |
| mesmerised | 15 | having your attention fixated as though by a spell | - |
| amateurish | 15 | lacking professional skill or expertise | a very amateurish job |
| militarism | 14 | a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests | - |
| podiatrist | 13 | a specialist in care for the feet | - |
| terrorised | 11 | - | - |
| humoristic | 17 | - | - |
| crisscross | 14 | a marking that consists of lines that cross each other | - |
| feverishly | 22 | in a feverish manner | she worked feverishly |
| perishable | 17 | food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated | - |
| pressurise | 12 | increase the pressure in or of | - |
| comprising | 17 | - | - |
| folklorist | 17 | - | - |
| militarist | 12 | a person who advocates war or warlike policies | - |
| secularism | 14 | a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations | - |
| pulverised | 16 | consisting of fine particles | - |
| crispbread | 17 | - | - |
| categorise | 13 | place into or assign to a category | - |
| ecotourism | 14 | tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature | - |
| summarised | 15 | - | - |
| seminarist | 12 | a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary) | - |
| satirising | 11 | - | - |
| popularise | 14 | cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use | - |
| pharisaism | 17 | - | - |
| grisliness | 11 | - | - |
| cauterised | 13 | - | - |
| dimerising | 14 | - | - |
| diapirisms | 15 | - | - |
| dipterists | 13 | - | - |
| derisively | 17 | in a disrespectful and mocking manner | `Sorry,' she repeated derisively |
| devalorise | 14 | - | - |
| garishness | 14 | tasteless showiness | - |
| garrisoned | 12 | - | - |
| gargarisms | 14 | - | - |
| gargarises | 12 | - | - |
| gargarised | 13 | - | - |
| gallerists | 11 | - | - |
| ganderisms | 14 | - | - |
| friskingly | 21 | - | - |
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