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Rests

r 1e 1s 1t 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of rest

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does rests mean?

noun

  1. something left after other parts have been taken away

    “there was no remainder”

    Synonymsremainderbalanceresidualresidueresiduum

  2. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

    “took his repose by the swimming pool”

    Synonymseasereposerelaxation

  3. a pause for relaxation

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

    Synonymsrespitereliefrest period

  4. a state of inaction

    “a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon”

  5. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

    “she was laid to rest beside her husband”

    Synonymseternal restsleepeternal sleepquietus

  6. a support on which things can be put

    “the gun was steadied on a special rest”

verb

  1. not move; be in a resting position

  2. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

    Synonymsbreathetake a breather

  3. give a rest to

    “He rested his bad leg”

  4. have a place in relation to something else

    “The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West”

    Synonymslie

  5. be at rest

  6. stay the same; remain in a certain state

    “The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it”

    Synonymsstayremain

Definitions shown for rest, the base form of rests.

Is RESTS 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) Yes

How many points is RESTS worth?

Scrabble

5 pts
r 1e 1s 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

5 pts
r 1e 1s 1t 1s 1

Wordfeud

5 pts
r 1e 1s 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

5 pts
r 1e 1s 1t 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in RESTS

Anagrams 1

tress

Hooks for RESTS

Add one letter to the front or back of RESTS to make another word.

Front hooks

crestspreststrestswrests

Back hooks

None

Words that end like RESTS

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

testsnestsbestsjestspestsvestszestschestssuggestscongestsattestsdetestsdigestsdivestsinfestsingestsinvestsmolestscontestsearnestsharvestsproteststempestsmanifests
All words ending in -ESTS

Rests: quick answers

Is RESTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RESTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 5 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RESTS worth?
RESTS scores 5 points in Scrabble, 5 in Words With Friends, 5 in Wordfeud and 5 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does rests mean?
rests is the plural and third-person singular form of rest, which means “something left after other parts have been taken away”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RESTS?
You can make 21 shorter words from RESTS, such as ERST, ESTS, REST, RETS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of RESTS?
RESTS rearranges into TRESS.