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Is respite a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word respite is a Scrabble US word. The word respite is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

R1E1S1P3I1T1E1

Is respite a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word respite is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

R1E1S1P3I1T1E1

Is respite a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word respite is a Words With Friends word. The word respite is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1E1S1P4I1T1E1

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7-letter words (2 found)

PESTIER,RESPITE,

6-letter words (17 found)

EPRISE,ESPIER,ESPRIT,PESTER,PETERS,PETRES,PIERST,PIERTS,PRESET,PRIEST,RESITE,RETIES,RIPEST,SITREP,SPRITE,STRIPE,TRIPES,

5-letter words (54 found)

EPRIS,ESTER,PEERS,PEISE,PERES,PERIS,PERSE,PERST,PERTS,PETER,PETRE,PETRI,PIERS,PIERT,PIETS,PISTE,PREES,PRESE,PREST,PRIES,PRISE,REEST,REIST,RESET,RESIT,RETIE,RIPES,RITES,SIREE,SPEER,SPEIR,SPIER,SPIRE,SPIRT,SPITE,SPREE,SPRIT,STEEP,STEER,STERE,STIPE,STIRE,STIRP,STREP,STRIP,TEERS,TERES,TERSE,TIERS,TIRES,TREES,TRIES,TRIPE,TRIPS,

4-letter words (54 found)

ERES,ERST,IRES,PEER,PEES,PERE,PERI,PERT,PEST,PETS,PIER,PIES,PIET,PIRS,PISE,PITS,PREE,REES,REIS,REPS,REST,RETE,RETS,RIPE,RIPS,RIPT,RISE,RISP,RITE,RITS,SEEP,SEER,SEIR,SEPT,SERE,SIPE,SIRE,SITE,SPET,SPIE,SPIT,STEP,STIE,STIR,TEER,TEES,TIER,TIES,TIPS,TIRE,TREE,TRES,TRIE,TRIP,

3-letter words (36 found)

ERE,ERS,EST,IRE,ITS,PEE,PER,PES,PET,PIE,PIR,PIS,PIT,PRE,PSI,PST,REE,REI,REP,RES,RET,RIP,RIT,SEE,SEI,SER,SET,SIP,SIR,SIT,SRI,TEE,TES,TIE,TIP,TIS,

2-letter words (13 found)

EE,ER,ES,ET,IS,IT,PE,PI,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 177 words from respite according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of respite

respite

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”), from Latin respectus. Doublet of respect.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛˌspaɪt/, /ˈɹɛ.spɪt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛ.spɪt/

Noun

respite (countable and uncountable, plural respites)

  1. A brief interval of rest or relief.
  2. (law) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
  3. (law) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
  4. (musical theatre) A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.

Synonyms

  • (brief interval): hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause

Derived terms

  • respite care

Translations

Verb

respite (third-person singular simple present respites, present participle respiting, simple past and past participle respited)

  1. (transitive) To delay or postpone (an event).
  2. (transitive) To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.

Translations

Anagrams

  • speerit, spreite

Source: wiktionary.org