The word respite is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • respite n. A brief interval of rest or relief.
  • respite n. (Law) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
  • respite n. (Law) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.

23 valid words from 3 definitions

APPEARANCE AT BEYOND BRIEF COURT DEATH DELAY ESPECIALLY FROM GRANTED INTERVAL JURY LAW OF OR PROPER RELIEF REPRIEVE REST SENTENCE TERM THE TO

9 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

ES IT PI PIT RE RES SPIT SPITE TE

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ER ET SER TI TIP TIPS

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

PESTIER

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

DESPITE RESPIRE

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

RESITE

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

RESPITED RESPITES RESPITELESS

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

UNRESPITED

28 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A PARIETES PETARIES
+C CREPIEST RECEIPTS
+D PREEDITS PRIESTED RESPITED
+E PEERIEST STEEPIER
+G PRESTIGE
+H TREESHIP
+K PERKIEST
+L EPISTLER PELTRIES PERLITES REPTILES SPIRELET
+M EMPTIERS
+N TERPINES
+O POETISER POETRIES
+P PEPTISER
+S RESPITES
+T PRETTIES
+V PERVIEST
+X PREEXIST
+Y PERSEITY YPERITES

17 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-E ESPRIT PIERST PIERTS PRIEST RIPEST SITREP SPRITE STRIPE TRIPES
-I PESTER PETERS PETRES PRESET
-P RESITE RETIES
-T EPRISE ESPIER

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 18388 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 93572 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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