RIPE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RIPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIPE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIPE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIPE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIPE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RIPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about RIPE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 RIPE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Fully grown and developed to the point of being ready to eat, harvest or use.
Fruit and grain are called ripe when they have finished growing and reached their best flavour, colour or texture, and the word extends easily to non-food situations, as when a plan, opportunity or person is said to be ripe for something. Overripe fruit has passed this point and begun to spoil.
How RIPE is used
Very common; used literally of fruit and crops, and figuratively of situations or opportunities.
- The apples on the tree were finally ripe.
- She picked only the ripest tomatoes from the vine.
- The moment seemed ripe for a change of plan.
- He waited for the bananas to turn ripe.
- Conditions were ripe for an early harvest that year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIPE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIPE
The 4 tiles of RIPE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RIPE
16 longer words begin with RIPE.
Words ending in RIPE
12 words end in RIPE. Useful as a back hook: play RIPE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RIPE inside
Showing 24 of 66 words that contain RIPE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RIPE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RIPE
Common questions about RIPE
- Is RIPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIPE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIPE worth?
- RIPE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIPE mean?
- Fully grown and developed to the point of being ready to eat, harvest or use.
- What letters can be added to RIPE?
- RIPE takes 7 hooks: 3 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RIPE:
Open RIPE in the Word Finder