MISTRYST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MISTRYST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISTRYST?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISTRYST is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISTRYST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mistrystsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISTRYST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MISTRYST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISTRYST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MISTRYST
- MISTRYST gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MISTRYST mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsdialect
To fail to keep an appointment with someone, or to confuse or perplex them.
A tryst is an arranged meeting, and to mistryst is to let one go wrong. The word comes from Scottish and northern English speech and is now very rare.
How MISTRYST is used
Mistryst is a rare Scots and northern English dialect verb.
- I did not mean to mistryst you at the bridge.
- The farmer would never mistryst a neighbour on market day.
- Poets sometimes use mistryst for a failed rendezvous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISTRYST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISTRYST
3 longer words begin with MISTRYST.
Shorter words from the letters in MISTRYST
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Common questions about MISTRYST
- Is MISTRYST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISTRYST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISTRYST worth?
- MISTRYST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISTRYST mean?
- To fail to keep an appointment with someone, or to confuse or perplex them.
- What letters can be added to MISTRYST?
- MISTRYST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MISTRYST:
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