5 letter words starting with riv

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

  • RIVAL
  • RIVAS
  • RIVED
  • RIVEL
  • RIVEN
  • RIVER
  • RIVES
  • RIVET

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 rival

rival (noun)

  1. A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
  2. Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
  3. One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

rival (verb)

  1. To oppose or compete with.
  2. To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
  3. To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.

rival (adjective)

  1. Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.


Definition of river

river (noun)

  1. A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
  2. Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
  3. The last card dealt in a hand.
  4. A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

river (verb)

  1. To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.

river (noun)

  1. One who rives or splits.

Definition of rives

rives (noun)

  1. A place torn; a rent; a rift.

rives (verb)

  1. To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.
  2. To pierce or cleave with a weapon.

rives (noun)

  1. A bank or shore.

Definition of rivet

rivet (noun)

  1. A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
  2. Any fixed point or certain basis.
  3. A light kind of footman's armour.

rivet (verb)

  1. To attach or fasten parts by using rivets.
  2. To install rivets.
  3. To command the attention of.
  4. To make firm or immovable.