IST is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. IST is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 3 points there.
Which word lists accept IST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IST is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 11 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IST scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in IST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What stands out about IST
- The same 3 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does IST mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalhumorous
A person defined by their attachment to a particular belief, ideology, or artistic movement.
Calling someone an ist is a playful shorthand for saying they follow some named ism, whether political, philosophical, or artistic, without bothering to spell out which one. The word is built informally from the common suffix -ist found at the end of words like socialist or modernist.
How IST is used
Informal and humorous; used loosely rather than as a precise label.
- He is such an ist that he needs a label for every opinion.
- She laughed and called herself a committed ist of no particular kind.
- The critic joked that every artist becomes an ist eventually.
- Being an ist means always arguing from the same fixed position.
- The group welcomed any ist willing to debate in good faith.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IST
The 3 tiles of IST in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with IST
12 longer words begin with IST.
Words ending in IST
Showing 24 of 2112 words that end in IST. Useful as a back hook: play IST onto a word already on the board.
Words with IST inside
Showing 24 of 4785 words that contain IST somewhere in the middle. Words that start with IST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IST
Common questions about IST
- Is IST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IST, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IST worth?
- IST is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IST mean?
- A person defined by their attachment to a particular belief, ideology, or artistic movement.
- What letters can be added to IST?
- IST takes 11 hooks: 10 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of IST:
Open IST in the Word Finder