RIPENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RIPENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIPENESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIPENESS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIPENESS
No single letter turns RIPENESS into another word.
How RIPENESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RIPENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RIPENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RIPENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of being fully grown and ready to eat or harvest.
Cooks judge the ripeness of a pear by gently pressing it near the stem. The word can also stretch to ideas and moments, as in the ripeness of time.
How RIPENESS is used
Used for fruit and, figuratively, for ripeness of any kind.
- Test the ripeness of the mango by smell.
- The ripeness of the wheat was clear.
- He waited for the ripeness of the moment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIPENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIPENESS
The 8 tiles of RIPENESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RIPENESS
1 longer words begin with RIPENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in RIPENESS
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Common questions about RIPENESS
- Is RIPENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIPENESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIPENESS worth?
- RIPENESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIPENESS mean?
- The state of being fully grown and ready to eat or harvest.
- What letters can be added to RIPENESS?
- No single letter can be added to RIPENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RIPENESS:
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