Is JOIST a word?
JOIST is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 10 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, JOIST is a valid word.
What does joist mean?
noun: beam used to support floors or roofs.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
JOIST: word details
- Pronunciation: JOYST (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so JOIST 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 joist
Words you can make from the letters of joist.
Solve a whole rack, not just JOIST
JOIST 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 JOIST mean?
JOIST is a noun. It means: beam used to support floors or roofs.
Is JOIST a valid word?
Yes, JOIST is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 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.