What is the meaning of りゃ in this phrase?

Question

I came across this phrase while reading an interview. > そういう時はなんて答え**りゃ**いいんだ。 I think it means "At a time like that, such a reply/response is good." But I don't understand the usage of りゃ. I couldn't find any reference as a suffix or conjugation.

Answer 1

I think this りゃ is just a variation of れ. The sentence can read "そういう時は、なんて答えればいいんだ？" ("How should I answer in such a situation?" or "What should I say in such a situation?") "---すればいい" is the expression to suggest or recommend something useful. "なんて答えればいいんだ" is a question sentence.