5 letter words starting with ran

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with ran.

  • RANAS
  • RANCE
  • RANCH
  • RANDO
  • RANDS
  • RANDY
  • RANED
  • RANEE
  • RANES
  • RANGA
  • RANGE
  • RANGI
  • RANGS
  • RANGY
  • RANID
  • RANIS
  • RANKE
  • RANKS
  • RANNS
  • RANNY
  • RANSE
  • RANTS
  • RANTY

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:



Definition of ranks

ranks (noun)

  1. A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"].
  2. In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal.
  3. One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, or quality
  4. The level of one's position in a class-based society
  5. A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military
  6. A level in a scientific taxonomy system
  7. Maximal number of linearly independent columns (or rows) of a matrix.
  8. The dimensionality of an array or tensor.
  9. The maximum quantity of D-linearly independent elements of a module (over an integral domain D).
  10. The size of any basis of a given matroid.
  11. One of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number). The analog vertical lines are the files.
  12. (typically in the plural) A category of people, such as those who share an occupation.

ranks (verb)

  1. To place abreast, or in a line.
  2. To have a ranking.
  3. To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify.
  4. To take rank of; to outrank.


Definition of rants

rants (noun)

  1. A criticism done by ranting.
  2. A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
  3. A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop.

rants (verb)

  1. To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
  2. To criticize by ranting.
  3. To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
  4. To dance rant steps.