RILE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. RILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RILE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RILE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RILE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RILE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about RILE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RILE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To make someone annoyed or angry, often through repeated or deliberate provocation.
To rile someone is to needle or pester them until their patience runs out, rather than causing sudden fury in a single blow. The word is close in feeling to irritate or vex, but it carries a slightly more informal, everyday tone.
How RILE is used
Informal; common in speech and casual writing, less so in formal prose.
- His constant interruptions began to rile the other passengers.
- She tried not to let his teasing rile her before the meeting.
- The referee's decision seemed designed to rile the home crowd.
- Nothing could rile the old teacher, no matter how loud the class got.
- It didn't take much to rile him when he was tired.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RILE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RILE
The 4 tiles of RILE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with RILE
3 longer words begin with RILE.
Words ending in RILE
19 words end in RILE. Useful as a back hook: play RILE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RILE inside
Showing 24 of 35 words that contain RILE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RILE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RILE
Common questions about RILE
- Is RILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RILE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RILE worth?
- RILE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RILE mean?
- To make someone annoyed or angry, often through repeated or deliberate provocation.
- What letters can be added to RILE?
- RILE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RILE:
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