/ˈɹɪt/
nounverb

Is RIT a Scrabble word?

Yes, in one Scrabble list. RIT is valid in Collins, but not in ENABLE and NWL2023. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words With Friends.

Not in NWL Collins Not in ENABLE

Meaning To scratch or score.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A scratch, a score or a groove.

Verb 3 meanings

  1. To scratch or score.

  2. To tear, rip, rend.

  3. To slit.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: rit via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English ritten (“to cut, score, slit, tear”), from Old English *rittan (“to cut, score, slit, tear,”) (compare Old High German rizzen), from Proto-West Germanic *rittjan, from Proto-Germanic *ritjaną (“to cut, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrid-néh₂-; see *hrītaną.

RIT at a glance

RIT has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (R 1 + I 1 + T 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #42,263 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -RIT

More endings

Same last three letters as RIT. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SPIRIT8
  • MERIT7
  • BRIT6
  • INHERIT10
  • GRIT5
  • CULPRIT11
  • WRIT7
  • ESPRIT8
  • CRIT6
  • DEMERIT10
  • AMRIT7
  • SPRIT7

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