5-Letter Words Ending With IST

31 words

Find all words that end with "IST" for Scrabble, Words With Friends, and other word games.

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Top 5-Letter Words

QUIST
14 pts
EXIST

support oneself

12 pts
JOIST

beam used to support floors or roofs

12 pts
WHIST

a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six

11 pts
FEIST

a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog

8 pts
FOIST

insert surreptitiously or without warrant

8 pts
HEIST

commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

8 pts
HOIST

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

8 pts

Wordle

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Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)

EXISTStarter

support oneself

WRISTStarter

a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

WAISTStarter

the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

HEISTStarter

commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

Common Words (likely answers)

EXISTCommon

support oneself

TWISTCommon

twist suddenly so as to sprain

WRISTCommon

a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

WAISTCommon

the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

Hidden Gems

Rare but valid words to surprise opponents

JOIST

beam used to support floors or roofs

GRIST

grain intended to be or that has been ground

FOIST

insert surreptitiously or without warrant

"He foisted his work on me"

WHIST

a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six

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