XYST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. XYST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept XYST?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XYST is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XYST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How XYST scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in XYST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does XYST mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A covered walkway in an ancient Greek gymnasium.
The xyst was where athletes trained in bad weather, and the word means scraped, after the polished floor. Roman writers used it for a garden walk instead, and that is the sense in which it reached English.
How XYST is used
Countable: a xyst, two xysts. Historical.
- A xyst let athletes train through the winter.
- The word xyst means scraped, from the floor.
- Roman writers used xyst for a garden walk.
- Two xysts along the same side of the courtyard.
- The xyst is roofed and the track beside it is not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XYST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with XYST
7 longer words begin with XYST.
Shorter words from the letters in XYST
Common questions about XYST
- Is XYST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XYST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XYST worth?
- XYST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XYST mean?
- A covered walkway in an ancient Greek gymnasium.
- What letters can be added to XYST?
- XYST takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of XYST:
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