HOIST is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HOIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOIST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOIST is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOIST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does HOIST mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pull or winch something upward into position, especially using ropes, pulleys, or a mechanical lifting device.
Sailors traditionally hoist a sail or flag by hauling on a rope that runs through a pulley, converting a long pull at deck level into upward movement high on the mast. The same idea scaled up into industrial machinery, so a crane or forklift can hoist heavy loads that no person could lift unaided, and mechanics still call the lifting equipment itself a hoist. Beyond ropes and machines, people also use the word loosely for any effortful upward movement, as when someone hoists a heavy bag onto their shoulder. The related noun, naming either the act of lifting or the device that performs it, developed directly from this same verb.
How HOIST is used
Common in everyday speech for lifting something with effort, and standard in nautical, industrial, and mechanical contexts.
- Sailors hoisted the mainsail as soon as the wind picked up.
- A crane hoisted the steel beam onto the tenth floor.
- He hoisted his backpack onto one shoulder and set off.
- The crew worked together to hoist the flag at dawn.
- They used a chain hoist to lift the engine out of the car.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOIST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOIST
10 longer words begin with HOIST.
Words ending in HOIST
2 words end in HOIST. Useful as a back hook: play HOIST onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOIST inside
4 words contain HOIST in the middle. Words that start with HOIST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOIST
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Common questions about HOIST
- Is HOIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOIST, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOIST worth?
- HOIST is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOIST mean?
- To pull or winch something upward into position, especially using ropes, pulleys, or a mechanical lifting device.
- What letters can be added to HOIST?
- HOIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOIST:
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