The word sist is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

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

  • sist v. (Law, Scotland) To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop.
  • sist v. (Law, Scotland) to cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court.
  • sist n. (Law, Scotland) a stay or suspension of proceedings.

24 valid words from 3 definitions

AS AT BAR BRING CAUSE CITE COURT DELAY HENCE INTO JUDICIAL LAW OF OR PLACE PROCEEDINGS STAY STOP SUMMON SUSPEND SUSPENSION TAKE THE TO

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

SCOTLAND

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

IS SI SIS ST

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

IS SI SIS

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

SITS

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

BIST CIST FIST GIST HIST KIST LIST MIST SIFT SILT SISS WIST

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

SIS SIT

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

SAIST SHIST

22 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SISTA SISTS SISTAS SISTED SISTER SISTRA SISTERS SISTING SISTRUM SISTERED SISTERLY SISTROID SISTRUMS SISTERING SISTERHOOD SISTERLESS SISTERLIER SISTERLIKE SISTERHOODS SISTERLIEST SISTERLINESS SISTERLINESSES

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

ASSISTS DESISTS INSISTS RESISTS ASSISTED ASSISTER ASSISTOR BASSISTS CONSISTS DESISTED INSISTED INSISTER PERSISTS RESISTED RESISTER RESISTOR SENSISTS SUBSISTS ASSISTANT ASSISTERS ASSISTING ASSISTIVE ASSISTORS CLASSISTS COASSISTS CONSISTED DESISTING GLOSSISTS INSISTENT INSISTERS INSISTING PERSISTED PERSISTER RESISTANT RESISTENT RESISTERS RESISTING RESISTIVE RESISTORS SUBSISTED SUBSISTER UNSISTING ASSISTANCE ASSISTANTS AUTOPSISTS COASSISTED CONSISTENT CONSISTING CONSISTORY DESISTANCE + 124 words

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

ASSIST DESIST INSIST RESIST BASSIST CONSIST PERSIST SENSIST SUBSIST CLASSIST COASSIST GLOSSIST AUTOPSIST FANTASIST GEODESIST SOLIPSIST CONSUBSIST DISCURSIST NARCISSIST SPECIESIST SYNTHESIST EPIGENESIST HYPOTHESIST PHOTORESIST PROGRESSIST CONTRABASSIST PALINGENESIST RADIESTHESIST METEMPSYCHOSIST PHARMACOGNOSIST

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

+A SAIST SATIS SISTA
+C CISTS
+E SITES STIES
+F FISTS SIFTS
+G GISTS
+H HISTS SHIST SHITS
+K KISTS SKITS
+L LISTS SILTS SLITS
+M MISTS SMITS STIMS
+N SNITS
+P SPITS
+R STIRS
+S SISTS
+U SITUS SUITS
+W SWITS WISTS

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

-S ITS SIT TIS
-T SIS

Scrabble scoring

  • 4 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 72.4 chance (1.38%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 346 chance (0.29%).

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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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