GISTS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GISTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableGISTS · 5 letters · 6 pts Scrabble · 7 pts WWF
6points in Scrabble
7points in Words with Friends
5letters
1hook available
1 in 77,456odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept GISTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.2
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.2%
Our own measure of how useful GISTS is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GISTS
Front hooks — 1
agistsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How GISTS scores
Scrabble g2i1s1t1s1 6
Words with Friends g3i1s1t1s1 7
Face value of the 5 tiles in GISTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 77,456.
Words ending in GISTS
agists7 legists8 elegists9 elogists9 imagists11 oligists9 ologists9 druggists12 eulogists10 garagists11 oologists10 visagists13 allergists11 analogists11 apologists13 biologists13 collagists13 dialogists12 ecologists13 enologists11 epilogists13 falangists14 geologists12 liturgists11
Showing 24 of 329 words that end in GISTS. Useful as a back hook: play GISTS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in GISTS
gist5 gits5 sigs5 tigs5 ists4 sist4 sits4 gis4 git4 sig4 tig4 ist3 its3 sis3 sit3 tis3 gi3 is2 it2 si2 st2 ti2
Common questions about GISTS
- Is GISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GISTS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GISTS worth?
- GISTS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GISTS?
- GISTS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GISTS:
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