JOIST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. JOIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOIST?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOIST is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
joistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOIST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JOIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does JOIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A long, horizontal beam of wood, steel or concrete used to support a floor, ceiling or roof.
A joist runs across a building at regular intervals, carrying the weight of the floorboards or ceiling above and transferring it to the walls or beams beneath. Builders space joists according to the load they must bear and the material used, with wooden joists common in houses and steel joists favoured in larger commercial buildings. Before laying new flooring, a builder typically checks that the existing joists are sound and free of rot or insect damage. The word applies equally to a floor joist supporting a room above and a ceiling joist supporting the structure below a roof.
How JOIST is used
A standard term in construction and carpentry for the horizontal beams that support a floor or ceiling.
- The builder inspected each joist for signs of rot.
- New floorboards were nailed directly onto the joist below.
- Steel joist beams supported the warehouse roof.
- They found a hidden pipe running between two joist sections.
- A sagging joist caused the floor to creak underfoot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOIST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOIST
3 longer words begin with JOIST.
Words ending in JOIST
1 words end in JOIST. Useful as a back hook: play JOIST onto a word already on the board.
Words with JOIST inside
1 words contain JOIST in the middle. Words that start with JOIST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JOIST
Common questions about JOIST
- Is JOIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOIST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOIST worth?
- JOIST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOIST mean?
- A long, horizontal beam of wood, steel or concrete used to support a floor, ceiling or roof.
- What letters can be added to JOIST?
- JOIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JOIST:
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