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Is risible a Scrabble word?

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

R1I1S1I1B3L1E1

Is risible a Scrabble UK word?

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

R1I1S1I1B3L1E1

Is risible a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word risible is a Words With Friends word. The word risible is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1I1S1I1B4L2E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

RISIBLE,

6-letter words (4 found)

BIRLES,BIRSLE,IBERIS,LIBERS,

5-letter words (17 found)

BIERS,BILES,BIRLE,BIRLS,BIRSE,BREIS,BRIES,BRISE,LEIRS,LIBER,LIBRI,LIERS,RIBES,RIELS,RILES,SILER,SLIER,

4-letter words (31 found)

BELS,BIER,BILE,BIRL,BISE,BREI,BRIE,BRIS,IBIS,IRES,IRIS,ISLE,LEIR,LEIS,LIBS,LIER,LIES,LIRE,LIRI,REBS,REIS,RIBS,RIEL,RILE,RISE,SEIL,SEIR,SILE,SIRE,SIRI,SLEB,

3-letter words (21 found)

BEL,BES,BIS,ELS,ERS,IRE,LEI,LES,LIB,LIE,LIS,REB,REI,RES,RIB,SEI,SEL,SER,SIB,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (9 found)

BE,BI,EL,ER,ES,IS,LI,RE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 84 words from risible according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of risible

risible

Etymology

From Middle French risible and directly from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīsus (“laughter”) + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“laugh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɪzɪbəl/, /ˈɹaɪzɪbəl/

Adjective

risible (comparative more risible, superlative most risible)

  1. Of or pertaining to laughter
  2. Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant
  3. (of a person) Easily laughing; prone to laughter

Synonyms

  • (provoking laughter): funny, laughable, ludicrous

Related terms

  • deridable
  • derisible
  • laughable

Translations

Anagrams

  • birlies

Catalan

Adjective

risible m or f (masculine and feminine plural risibles)

  1. laughable

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rīsibilis, from rīdeō (“to laugh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁi.zibl/

Adjective

risible (plural risibles)

  1. risible, laughable

Derived terms

  • risiblement

Related terms

  • dérisoire
  • ridicule
  • rire

Further reading

  • “risible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin rīsibilis, from rīdeō (“to laugh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riˈsible/ [riˈsi.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -ible
  • Syllabification: ri‧si‧ble

Adjective

risible m or f (masculine and feminine plural risibles)

  1. risible, laughable

Further reading

  • “risible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org