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Is bister a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bister is a Scrabble US word. The word bister is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

B3I1S1T1E1R1

Is bister a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bister is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

B3I1S1T1E1R1

Is bister a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word bister is a Words With Friends word. The word bister is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4I1S1T1E1R1

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6-letter words (7 found)

BESTIR,BISTER,BISTRE,BITERS,BITSER,BREIST,TRIBES,

5-letter words (20 found)

BESIT,BESTI,BIERS,BIRSE,BITER,BITES,BREIS,BRIES,BRISE,BRITS,REBIT,REIST,RESIT,RIBES,RITES,STIRE,TIERS,TIRES,TRIBE,TRIES,

4-letter words (31 found)

BEST,BETS,BIER,BISE,BIST,BITE,BITS,BREI,BRIE,BRIS,BRIT,ERST,IRES,REBS,REIS,REST,RETS,RIBS,RISE,RITE,RITS,SEIR,SIRE,SITE,STIE,STIR,TIER,TIES,TIRE,TRES,TRIE,

3-letter words (24 found)

BES,BET,BIS,BIT,ERS,EST,IRE,ITS,REB,REI,RES,RET,RIB,RIT,SEI,SER,SET,SIB,SIR,SIT,SRI,TES,TIE,TIS,

2-letter words (12 found)

BE,BI,ER,ES,ET,IS,IT,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 95 words from bister according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bister

bister

Noun

bister (countable and uncountable, plural bisters)

  1. Alternative spelling of bistre

Anagrams

  • Bertis, Breits, Sibert, bestir, bistre, biters, bitser, rebits, tribes

North Frisian

Etymology

Possibly cognate with West Frisian bjuster (extremely; unusual, strange)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈbɪs.tə(r)/

Adjective

bister (comparative bisterer, superlative bisterst)

  1. (Sylt) angry

Synonyms

  • wreer
  • ārig

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bystrъ.

Adjective

bíster (comparative bístrejši, superlative nȁjbístrejši)

  1. clear (transparent)
  2. smart, bright, sharp

Further reading

  • “bister”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Low German bister. Attested since 1665.

Adjective

bister (comparative bistrare, superlative bistrast)

  1. (of a person, expression, or the like) serious and hard; grim, stern, etc.
  2. grim, bitter, harsh (often of weather conditions and the like)
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bistre. Attested since 1784.

Noun

bister n

  1. bistre (pigment)
Declension

References

  • bister in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • bister in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • bister in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org