repartee

Plural: repartees

Noun

Quick, witty conversation or replies; clever banter.
adroitness and cleverness in reply
A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.
A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts.
A skill in replying swiftly and wittily.

Verb

To reply with a repartee.
To have a repartee (a conversation marked by witty retorts or replies).

Examples

Her quick repartee was as sharp as her strategic Scrabble plays.

Origin / Etymology

From French repartie, a deverbal of repartir (“to retort”).

Synonyms

joke

Scrabble Score: 10

repartee: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
repartee: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
repartee: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

repartee: valid Words With Friends Word