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Yes. The word ristra is a Scrabble US word. The word ristra is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word ristra is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

R1I1S1T1R1A1

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6-letter words (2 found)

RISTRA,STIRRA,

5-letter words (13 found)

AIRTS,ARRIS,ARTIS,ASTIR,RAITS,SIRRA,SITAR,STAIR,STARR,STRIA,TARSI,TIARS,TIRRS,

4-letter words (23 found)

AIRS,AIRT,AITS,ARIS,ARTI,ARTS,ITAS,RAIS,RAIT,RAST,RATS,RIAS,RITS,SAIR,SARI,SATI,STAR,STIR,TAIS,TARS,TIAR,TIRR,TSAR,

3-letter words (23 found)

AIR,AIS,AIT,ARS,ART,ATS,ITA,ITS,RAI,RAS,RAT,RIA,RIT,SAI,SAR,SAT,SIR,SIT,SRI,TAI,TAR,TAS,TIS,

2-letter words (10 found)

AI,AR,AS,AT,IS,IT,SI,ST,TA,TI,

You can make 71 words from ristra according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ristra

ristra

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ristra.

Noun

ristra (plural ristras)

  1. An arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a decoration.

Anagrams

  • triars

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish riestra, from riesta, from rieste, from Latin restem.

/-e/ > /-a/ probably due to the word's feminine gender. For the additional /ɾ/, compare rastrojo < *restucŭlum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈristɾa/ [ˈris.t̪ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -istɾa
  • Syllabification: ris‧tra

Noun

ristra f (plural ristras)

  1. string
  2. ristra

Descendants

  • → English: ristra

References

  • Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983) “ristra”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 34

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org