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
8
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
6
Letters
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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