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Respites

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of respite

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does respites mean?

noun

  1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

    Synonymsreprieve

  2. a pause from doing something (as work)

    “we took a 10-minute break”

    Synonymsrecessbreaktime out

  3. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

    Synonymssuspensionreprievehiatusabatement

  4. a pause for relaxation

    “people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests”

    Synonymsrestreliefrest period

  5. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

    Synonymsreprieve

verb

  1. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

    Synonymsreprieve

Definitions shown for respite, the base form of respites.

Is RESPITES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is RESPITES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
r 1e 1s 1p 3i 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
r 1e 1s 1p 4i 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
r 1e 1s 1p 4i 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
r 1e 1s 1p 3i 1t 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in RESPITES

Words that end like RESPITES

Common words that share the ending -ITES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

invitesrewritesexcitesunitesreunitestermitesignitesincitespetitesreciteselitesfrostbiteswritesbitessitessatelliteswhitescitesappetitesdynamitesexpeditesoppositesparasitescomposites
All words ending in -ITES

Respites: quick answers

Is RESPITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RESPITES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RESPITES worth?
RESPITES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does respites mean?
respites is the plural and third-person singular form of respite, which means “a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RESPITES?
You can make 274 shorter words from RESPITES, such as ESPIERS, ESPRITS, PERSIST, PESTERS. See the full list.