risp

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ɹɪsp/

Definition of risp

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To rub together, to rasp or grate.
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verb

  1. To rub together, to rasp or grate.

noun

  1. A rubbing or grating together.
    “[T]hat Greek waste silent but for the risp of the tettix and the wash of listless wind through the spare grass.”

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Etymology

From Middle English rispen, from Old Norse rispa (“scratch”), from Proto-Germanic *ripsōną (“to rend; rip; tear open”), from Proto-Indo-European *reyb- (“to tear; snatch; pluck; reap”). Compare also Old Norse rifsa (“to plunder; reave”).

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2-letter words

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