Rend

4 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To tear something apart with great force, or to be violently split or ripped asunder.

“The explosion seemed to rend the silence of the valley with a thunderous crack.”

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Synonyms

riprive pull

Antonyms

join mend repair unite

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -end like bend, lend, mend, fend, testing this common pattern early is a sound Wordle strategy

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Scrabble

All 1-2 point tiles, the -end family is highly versatile and rend hooks forward to render, rends

Words Related to Rend

Anagrams of Rend

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

dern nerd

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “rend” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bend fend hend rand read reed reid reno rent send tend

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

andre arend daren dearn denar diner dreng drent drone ender frden nerds nerdy nuder redan rends rendu riden rinde ronde runed trend under unred

Longer words starting with Rend

Words that begin with “rend”.

rends rendu rended render rendered rendering

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