Is HOISTS a word?
HOISTS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 43 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, HOISTS is a valid word.
What does hoists mean?
HOISTS is an inflected form of hoist.
noun: lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
HOISTS: word details
- Pronunciation: HOYSTS (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- 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 hoists
Words you can make from the letters of hoists.
Solve a whole rack, not just HOISTS
HOISTS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does HOISTS mean?
HOISTS is an inflected form of hoist and is a noun. It means: lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects.
Is HOISTS a valid word?
Yes, HOISTS is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 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.