Unscramble RIPPLES and you have 126 words, RIPPLES itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 11 points: LIPPERS and SLIPPER. 5 shorter words score 10, among them RIPPLE, PIPERS and SIPPER. The 7 letters split into 2 vowels and 5 consonants. All 7 tiles of RIPPLES in one turn: 61 in Scrabble (11 + 50), 49 in Words With Friends (14 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from RIPPLES split into 3 with 7 letters, 9 with 6, 34 with 5, 43 with 4, 28 with 3 and 9 with 2.
Among 34 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RIPPLES, the top score is 9, reached by 7. PIPES, PIPER and PILES are the familiar ones.
Of the 43 4-letter words from RIPPLES, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. RISE, LIES and PIPE are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of RIPPLES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 7-letter words: starting with RI · ending in ES · all 7-letter words
What RIPPLES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept RIPPLES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIPPLES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 126) | 98 | 126 | 95 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SIPPLE, PEPSI, RIPPS, PILERS, RIPP, EPRIS, LERPS, LIPES, PILER, PIRLS, LEPS, LERP and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PERPS, PERP and LIPE, 3 in all.
These 12 words take every letter of RIPPLES plus a single extra one.