RYOT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RYOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RYOT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RYOT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RYOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ryotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RYOT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RYOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about RYOT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 RYOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A peasant farmer who rented land under historical Indian land tenure systems.
The ryot paid a share of the harvest or a fixed sum to a landlord or the state in exchange for working the soil. This arrangement shaped rural economies across the subcontinent for generations.
How RYOT is used
Historical term, mostly associated with colonial-era land revenue systems.
- Each ryot owed a portion of the harvest to the landlord.
- The reform gave ryots greater rights over their land.
- A poor ryot often struggled to pay the annual assessment.
- Colonial records describe disputes between ryots and officials.
- The ryot worked the same fields his family had farmed for generations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RYOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RYOT
The 4 tiles of RYOT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RYOT
3 longer words begin with RYOT.
Words ending in RYOT
3 words end in RYOT. Useful as a back hook: play RYOT onto a word already on the board.
Words with RYOT inside
Showing 24 of 38 words that contain RYOT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RYOT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RYOT
Common questions about RYOT
- Is RYOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RYOT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RYOT worth?
- RYOT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RYOT mean?
- A peasant farmer who rented land under historical Indian land tenure systems.
- What letters can be added to RYOT?
- RYOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RYOT:
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