RIPOSTE Meaning, Scrabble Score and Anagrams

What RIPOSTE Means

noun: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)“it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher”
noun: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
verb: make a return thrust“his opponent riposted”
verb: answer back

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

RIPOSTE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 I1 P3 O1 S1 T1 E1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 59 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Anagrams of RIPOSTE (5)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

PERIOST PORIEST PROSTIE REPOSIT ROPIEST

Words Made From The Letters In RIPOSTE

265 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (32)

ESPRIT OPTERS PIERST PIERTS POISER POSIER POSTER POSTIE POTSIE PRESTO PRIEST PROSIT PROTEI REPOST REPOTS RESPOT RIPEST RIPOST ROESTI SITREP SOPITE SORTIE SPRITE STOPER STRIPE TIROES TOPERS TORIES TRIOSE TRIPES TRIPOS TROPES

5 letter words (74)

4 letter words (84)

3 letter words (54)

ERS EST IOS IRE ISO ITS OES OIS OPE OPS OPT ORE ORS ORT OSE PER PES PET PIE PIR PIS PIT POI POS POT PRE PRO PSI PST REI REO REP RES RET RIP RIT ROE ROT SEI SER SET SIP SIR SIT SOP SOT SRI TES TIE TIP TIS TOE TOP TOR

2 letter words (21)

ER ES ET IO IS IT OE OI OP OR OS PE PI PO RE SI SO ST TE TI TO

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.

RIPOSTE