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Is cist a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cist is a Scrabble US word. The word cist is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is cist a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cist is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

C3I1S1T1

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4-letter words (3 found)

CIST,CITS,TICS,

3-letter words (7 found)

CIS,CIT,ITS,SIC,SIT,TIC,TIS,

2-letter words (5 found)

IS,IT,SI,ST,TI,

You can make 15 words from cist according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of cist

cist icst csit scit isct sict cits icts ctis tcis itcs tics csti scti ctsi tcsi stci tsci istc sitc itsc tisc stic tsic

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Definitions and meaning of cist

cist

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪst/, /ˈkɪst/
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). Doublet of chest.

Noun

cist (plural cists)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Welsh cist (chest) (see kistvaen), from Latin cista (chest, casket), see above.

Noun

cist (plural cists)

  1. (archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.
Alternative forms
  • kist
Derived terms
  • cist-urn

Further reading

  • cist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • ICTs, TICs, cits, cits., tics

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ċest

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kistu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃist/

Noun

ċist f

  1. box, chest

Declension

Derived terms

  • hræġlċist
  • lǣċeċist
  • māþmċist

Descendants

  • Middle English: cheste, cæste, chist, chiste, chyst, cyst, kist, kiste, kyst, kyste
    • English: chest
    • Scots: kist
  • Middle Irish: ciste
    • Irish: ciste
  • Welsh: cist

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ecce iste.

Adjective

cist

  1. this; this one

Synonyms

  • cel, cil

Descendants

  • Middle French: cest
    • French: cet

Welsh

Etymology

From Old English cist or Middle English kist.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /kiːsd/, [kʰiːst]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /kɪsd/, [kʰɪst]
  • Rhymes: -ɪsd

Noun

cist f (plural cistiau)

  1. chest, trunk
  2. (automotive) boot, trunk
    Synonym: bŵt
  3. (archaeology) cist

Derived terms

  • sêl cist car

Mutation

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cist”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Source: wiktionary.org