valid
Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
Adjective 4 meanings
Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
“I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.”
Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.
“A valid format for the date is DD/MM/YY.”
Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French valide (“healthy, sound, in good order”), from Latin validus, from valeō (“to be strong, to be healthy, to be worth”) + -idus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”).
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VALID at a glance
VALID has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (V 4 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + D 2) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,720 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with valid
All rhymes- SOLID6
- INVALID11
- SLID5
- EYELID10
- SQUALID17
- PALLID9
- CICHLID15
- STOLID7
- ANNELID8
- PSYLLID13
- SEMISOLID12
- OLID5
One letter away
- VAPID11
- VALIS8
- CALID8
- HALID9
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