Is HOIST a word?
HOIST is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 26 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, HOIST is a valid word.
Scrabble 8Words With Friends 7Length 5
What does hoist mean?
noun: lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
HOIST: word details
- Pronunciation: HOYST (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 7 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so HOIST works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside hoist
Words you can make from the letters of hoist.
Frequently asked questions
What does HOIST mean?
HOIST is a noun. It means: lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects.
Is HOIST a valid word?
Yes, HOIST is a valid word. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.