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Riots

r 1i 1o 1t 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of riot

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

What does riots mean?

noun

  1. a public act of violence by an unruly mob

    Synonymspublic violence

  2. a state of disorder involving group violence

    Synonymsrioting

  3. a joke that seems extremely funny

    Synonymsbelly laughsidesplitterhowlerscreamwow

  4. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

    Synonymsorgydebauchdebaucherysaturnaliabacchanal

verb

  1. take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot

    “Students were rioting everywhere in 1968”

  2. engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

    “They were out carousing last night”

    Synonymscarouseroister

Definitions shown for riot, the base form of riots.

Is RIOTS 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 RIOTS worth?

Scrabble

5 pts
r 1i 1o 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

5 pts
r 1i 1o 1t 1s 1

Wordfeud

5 pts
r 1i 1o 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

5 pts
r 1i 1o 1t 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in RIOTS

Anagrams 8

roistrositrostirotistirostorsitriostrois

Hooks for RIOTS

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

Front hooks

griots

Back hooks

None

Words that end like RIOTS

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

idiotschariotspatriotscompatriots
All words ending in -IOTS

Riots: quick answers

Is RIOTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RIOTS 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 RIOTS worth?
RIOTS 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 riots mean?
riots is the plural and third-person singular form of riot, which means “a public act of violence by an unruly mob”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RIOTS?
You can make 37 shorter words from RIOTS, such as ORTS, RIOT, RITS, ROST. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of RIOTS?
RIOTS rearranges into ROIST, ROSIT, ROSTI, ROTIS, TIROS, TORSI, TRIOS, TROIS.