RISTRA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RISTRA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RISTRA?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RISTRA is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RISTRA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ristrasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RISTRA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RISTRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,880.
What does RISTRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americanregional
A string of dried chili peppers, garlic or similar produce tied together for storage or decoration.
Ristra comes from Spanish, where the word simply means a string or bunch of something, and in English it refers specifically to the long strings of red chili peppers hung to dry outside homes and kitchens in the American Southwest. A ristra is more than a practical way to store peppers through the winter; brightly colored ristras hanging by a doorway have become a familiar decorative symbol of New Mexican and Southwestern style. The same braiding technique is sometimes used for garlic or other vegetables, though chili ristras remain by far the most common. Because the tradition is tied so closely to one region, the word rarely appears outside writing about Southwestern cooking, gardening or decor.
How RISTRA is used
Regional; used mainly in the American Southwest in connection with chili peppers, cooking and decoration.
- A bright red ristra hung beside the front door.
- She braided the peppers into a ristra to dry them for winter.
- Markets in New Mexico sell ristras of every size.
- He gave his neighbor a small ristra of garlic from the harvest.
- The kitchen wall was decorated with a dried ristra of chilies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RISTRA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RISTRA
The 6 tiles of RISTRA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RISTRA
1 longer words begin with RISTRA.
Shorter words from the letters in RISTRA
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Common questions about RISTRA
- Is RISTRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RISTRA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RISTRA worth?
- RISTRA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RISTRA mean?
- A string of dried chili peppers, garlic or similar produce tied together for storage or decoration.
- What letters can be added to RISTRA?
- RISTRA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RISTRA:
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