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RIPOSTED

8 letters, 11 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What RIPOSTED Means

RIPOSTED is a form of RIPOSTE, which means:

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

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

RIPOSTED is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 I1 P3 O1 S1 T1 E1 D2.

Anagrams of RIPOSTED (7)

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

Words Made From The Letters In RIPOSTED

500 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.

7 letter words (32)

6 letter words (80)

5 letter words (142)

4 letter words (138)

3 letter words (81)

2 letter words (27)

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