Is RIPEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RIPEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RIPEST mean?
Ripest is a form of RIP.
- verb
tear or be torn violently
“The curtain ripped from top to bottom”
- verb
move precipitously or violently
“The tornado ripped along the coast”
- verb
cut (wood) along the grain
- noun
a dissolute man in fashionable society
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
R (1) + I (1) + P (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for RIPEST
RIPEST has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of RIPEST
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RIPEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- esprit8
- priest8
- sitrep8
- sprite8
- stripe8
- tripes8
- peris7
- piers7
- piste7
- prest7
- pries7
- prise7
- ripes7
- speir7
- spier7
- spire7
- spirt7
- spite7
- sprit7
- stipe7
- stirp7
- strep7
- strip7
- tripe7
- trips7
- peri6
- pert6
- pest6
- pets6
- pier6
- pies6
- pits6
- reps6
- ripe6
- rips6
- sept6
- sipe6
- spit6
- step6
- tips6
- trip6
- resit5
- rites5
- tiers5
- tires5
- tries5
- per5
- pes5
- pet5
- pie5
- pis5
- pit5
- psi5
- pst5
- rep5
- rip5
- sip5
- tip5
- erst4
- ires4
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