Rife

4 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Occurring very frequently or widely, especially in reference to something unwanted or harmful.

“Corruption was rife throughout the administration during that turbulent decade.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/raɪf/

Related Words

Synonyms

prevailingprevalentpredominantdominantoverabundantplethoric

Antonyms

rare scarceuncommon

Word Game Tips

🟩

Wordle

Ends in E with a high-value F, shares pattern with LIFE, WIFE, and WIFE, making it a good guess for testing the IF combination

🔤

Scrabble

Worth 7 points, the F boosts tile value considerably, hooks to RIFER and can sit before many suffix tiles

Words Related to Rife

Anagrams of Rife

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

fire

Words one letter different

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

fife life rice ride ripe rise wife

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

afire bifer brief faire feria ferie ferio fermi ferri fiber fibre fieri fiery fifer filer finer fired firer fires fiver fixer flier flrie freir

Longer words starting with Rife

Words that begin with “rife”.

rifer rifely rifest

Explore Similar Words

4-letter words starting with R 4-letter words ending with E All 4-letter words 5-letter words All word lists

Try These Tools

Anagram Solver Scrabble Helper Crossword Solver Spelling Bee Solver

Dictionary References

Look up rife in an authoritative dictionary for full definitions, pronunciation, and etymology.

Cambridge Dictionary Merriam-Webster

Download Word Challenge for unlimited word puzzles, a fresh Daily Challenge, and head-to-head multiplayer. Guess the hidden word in six tries or fewer!

Download Free