The word gist is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • gist n. The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux…
  • gist n. (Law, dated) The essential ground for action in a suit, without which there is no cause of action.
  • gist n. (Obsolete) Resting place (especially of animals), lodging.

33 valid words from 3 definitions

ACTION ANIMALS CAUSE COMPLICATED CRUX DATED ESPECIALLY ESSENTIAL FOR GROUND IDEA IN IS LAW LODGING LONGER MAIN MATTER MORE MOST NO OBSOLETE OF OR PART PLACE RESTING SUBSTANCE SUIT THE THERE WHICH WITHOUT

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

GI GIS IS ST

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

SI SIG

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

GITS TIGS

16 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BIST CIST FIST GAST GEST GIFT GILT GIRT GISM GUST HIST KIST LIST MIST SIST WIST

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

GIS GIT

3 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

GEIST GIUST GRIST

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

GISTS

465 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

AGISTS AGISTED AGISTER AGISTOR LEGISTS AGISTERS AGISTING AGISTORS ELEGISTS ELOGISTS IMAGISTS LOGISTIC MAGISTER OLIGISTS OLOGISTS REGISTER REGISTRY AGISTMENT DIRIGISTE DRUGGISTS EULOGISTS FUNGISTAT GARAGISTE GARAGISTS IMAGISTIC LOGISTICS MAGISTERS MAGISTERY MAGISTRAL OOLOGISTS REGISTERS REGISTRAR VISAGISTE VISAGISTS AGISTMENTS ALLERGISTS ANALOGISTS APOLOGISTS AUBERGISTE BIOLOGISTS COLLAGISTS DEREGISTER DIALOGISTS ECOLOGISTS ENOLOGISTS ENREGISTER EPILOGISTS EULOGISTIC FALANGISTS FUNGISTATS + 415 words

353 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

AGIST LEGIST ELEGIST ELOGIST IMAGIST OLIGIST OLOGIST DRUGGIST EULOGIST GARAGIST OOLOGIST VISAGIST ALLERGIST ANALOGIST APOLOGIST BIOLOGIST COLLAGIST DIALOGIST ECOLOGIST ENOLOGIST EPILOGIST FALANGIST GEOLOGIST LITURGIST MASSAGIST MYOLOGIST NEOLOGIST OROLOGIST OTOLOGIST PAYSAGIST PROLOGIST SYLLOGIST SYNERGIST THEURGIST UFOLOGIST UROLOGIST ZOOLOGIST AEROLOGIST AGROLOGIST ALGOLOGIST ATMOLOGIST AXIOLOGIST BATOLOGIST BRYOLOGIST CETOLOGIST CHAOLOGIST CYTOLOGIST DECALOGIST ETHOLOGIST ETIOLOGIST + 303 words

22 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A AGIST GAITS STAIG
+E GEIST GEITS GITES TIGES
+F GIFTS
+H SIGHT THIGS
+L GILTS GLITS
+N STING TINGS
+R GIRTS GRIST GRITS STRIG TRIGS
+S GISTS
+U GIUST
+W TWIGS

7 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-G ITS SIT TIS
-S GIT TIG
-T GIS SIG

Scrabble scoring

  • 5 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 57.9 chance (1.73%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 173 chance (0.58%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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