1. Home
  2. Scrabble Dictionary. Word Meaning and Points

Rishi in Scrabble Dictionary

Lookup Word Points and Definitions

What does rishi mean? Is rishi a Scrabble word?

How many points in Scrabble is rishi worth? rishi how many points in Words With Friends? What does rishi mean? Get all these answers on this page.

Scrabble® and Words with Friends® points for rishi

See how to calculate how many points for rishi.

Is rishi a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rishi is a Scrabble US word. The word rishi is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

R1I1S1H4I1

Is rishi a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rishi is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

R1I1S1H4I1

Is rishi a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word rishi is a Words With Friends word. The word rishi is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1I1S1H3I1

Our tools

Valid words made from Rishi

You can make 14 words from 'rishi' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.


5 letters words from 'rishi'

RISHI 8SIRIH 8

4 letters words from 'rishi'

IRIS 4SHIR 7
SHRI 7SIRI 4

3 letters words from 'rishi'

HIS 6ISH 6
SIR 3SRI 3

2 letters words from 'rishi'

HI 5IS 2
SH 5SI 2

All 5 letters words made out of rishi

rishi irshi rsihi srihi isrhi sirhi rihsi irhsi rhisi hrisi ihrsi hirsi rshii srhii rhsii hrsii shrii hsrii ishri sihri ihsri hisri shiri hsiri risih irsih rsiih sriih isrih sirih riish irish riish irish iirsh iirsh rsiih sriih risih irsih sirih isrih isirh siirh iisrh iisrh siirh isirh rihis irhis rhiis hriis ihris hiris riihs irihs riihs irihs iirhs iirhs rhiis hriis rihis irhis hiris ihris ihirs hiirs iihrs iihrs hiirs ihirs rshii srhii rhsii hrsii shrii hsrii rsihi srihi rishi irshi sirhi isrhi rhisi hrisi rihsi irhsi hirsi ihrsi shiri hsiri sihri ishri hisri ihsri ishir sihir ihsir hisir shiir hsiir isihr siihr iishr iishr siihr isihr ihisr hiisr iihsr iihsr hiisr ihisr shiir hsiir sihir ishir hisir ihsir

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word rishi. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in rishi.

Definitions and meaning of rishi

rishi

Etymology

From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš (whence Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬴𐬌𐬴‎ (ǝrᵊšiš, “seer”)), probably related to अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”).

Noun

rishi (plural rishis)

  1. A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character.
    • 2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books 2007, p. 25:
      The rishi asked one unfathomable question after another, until both he and his audience were reduced to the silence of unknowing.
  2. (post-Vedic) A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India history as the patriarchs of other countries, constituting a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men.
    • 2005, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, Vintage 2006, p. 25:
      In the beginning Max had no idea she was even a film actress, this girl with the skin the colour of scorched earth, the well-concealed body and the demure manner of a disciple walking in the footsteps of a great rishi.

Anagrams

  • Irish, sirih

Japanese

Romanization

rishi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of りし
  2. Rōmaji transcription of リシ

Thao

Noun

rishi

  1. (anatomy) liver

Source: wiktionary.org
  • RISE, to move upward.
    (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)
Live Currency Calculator Click Here!
 Dollar1 = $1,00000 USD  Bitcoin1 = $0,00011 BTC  Canadian Dollar1 = $1,35805 CAD  British Pound1 = $0,79324 GBP  Australian Dollar1 = $1,43660 AUD  Indian Rupee1 = $75,13760 INR