Rite

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A formal ceremony or observance prescribed by a religion or established tradition.

“The initiation rite was conducted at dawn with the whole community present.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/raɪt/

Related Words

Synonyms

ritual

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -ITE, shared by bite, cite, kite, mite, site. A reliable four-letter Wordle guess.

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points. Low tile value but hooks to RITES, a W prefix makes WRITE for a bigger score.

Words Related to Rite

Anagrams of Rite

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

iter reit tier tire

Words one letter different

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

bite cite dite gite lite rate rice ride ripe rise site

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

arite artie biter brite citer diter ermit freit greit inert inter irate iters ither kiter liter litre merit miter mitre mtier niter nitre perit

Longer words starting with Rite

Words that begin with “rite”.

rites

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