Rests
/ɹɛsts/
noun
- (of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
"I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night."
- Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
"We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back."
- Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
"It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while."
- (of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
"Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest."
- A final position after death.
"She was laid to rest in the village cemetery."
verb
- To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
- To come to a pause or an end; end.
- To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
- To be or to put into a state of rest.
"I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth."
- To stay, remain, be situated.
"The blame seems to rest with your father."
verb
- To remain.
verb
- To arrest.
1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "rests":
Total: 5 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Rests"
Rests is a 5-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "rests" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Rests" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "rests" is a low-scoring word.