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Is cyst a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cyst is a Scrabble US word. The word cyst is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is cyst a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cyst is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

C3Y4S1T1

Is cyst a Words With Friends word?

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

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4-letter words (1 found)

CYST,

3-letter words (1 found)

STY,

2-letter words (1 found)

ST,

You can make 3 words from cyst according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of cyst

cyst ycst csyt scyt ysct syct cyts ycts ctys tcys ytcs tycs csty scty ctsy tcsy stcy tscy ystc sytc ytsc tysc styc tsyc

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word cyst. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in cyst.

Definitions and meaning of cyst

cyst

Etymology

From Late Latin cystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪst/
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

cyst (plural cysts)

  1. A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • enchondroma

Middle English

Noun

cyst

  1. Alternative form of cheste (“chest”)

Old English

Alternative forms

  • cist

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kustiz, *kustuz (“choice, trial”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.

Cognate with Old Saxon cust (Dutch kust), Old High German chust, Old Norse kostr (“choose, chance, opportunity, value”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kyst/

Noun

cyst f (nominative plural cyste or cysta)

  1. choice
  2. choicest, best
  3. excellence, good quality

Declension

Derived terms

  • cystiġ

Related terms

  • ċīs

Descendants

  • Middle English: custe, coste (the latter, possibly through Old Norse)
    • Scots: cost, kost, coust
    • English: cost (“manner, way”)

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