Definitions For Ruin

noun

  • Destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
  • A ruined building
  • Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
  • An event that results in destruction
  • The process of becoming dilapidated
  • An irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
  • A state of complete destruction : a state of being ruined
  • The remaining pieces of something that was destroyed
  • The state of having lost money, social status, etc.

verb

  • Fall into ruin
  • Deprive of virginity
  • Destroy completely; damage irreparably
  • Reduce to ruins
  • Reduce to bankruptcy
  • Destroy or cause to fail
  • To damage (something) so badly that it is no longer useful, valuable, enjoyable, etc. : to spoil or destroy (something)
  • To cause (someone) to lose money, social status, etc.

Is Ruins a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
5
Words with Friends
7

The word Ruin is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Ruin in a Sentence

  • The incident led to the ruin of their relationship.
  • The abandoned town had gone to ruin.
  • Don't let the house your grandfather built fall into ruin.
  • The bad weather ruined the party.
  • I ruined the sauce by adding too much garlic.
  • His low test scores ruined his chances of getting into a good school.

Synonyms for Ruin

Antonyms for Ruins

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