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

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5-letter words (2 found)

FEIST,FIEST,

4-letter words (12 found)

EFTS,FEIS,FEST,FETS,FIST,FITS,SEIF,SIFT,SITE,STIE,TEFS,TIES,

3-letter words (17 found)

EFS,EFT,EST,FES,FET,FIE,FIT,IFS,ITS,SEI,SET,SIF,SIT,TEF,TES,TIE,TIS,

2-letter words (11 found)

EF,ES,ET,FE,IF,IS,IT,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 43 words from feist according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of feist

feist efist fiest ifest eifst iefst fesit efsit fseit sfeit esfit sefit fiset ifset fsiet sfiet isfet sifet eisft iesft esift seift iseft sieft feits efits fiets ifets eifts iefts fetis eftis fteis tfeis etfis tefis fites iftes fties tfies itfes tifes eitfs ietfs etifs teifs itefs tiefs festi efsti fseti sfeti esfti sefti fetsi eftsi ftesi tfesi etfsi tefsi fstei sftei ftsei tfsei stfei tsfei estfi setfi etsfi tesfi stefi tsefi fiste ifste fsite sfite isfte sifte fitse iftse ftise tfise itfse tifse fstie sftie ftsie tfsie stfie tsfie istfe sitfe itsfe tisfe stife tsife eistf iestf esitf seitf isetf sietf eitsf ietsf etisf teisf itesf tiesf estif setif etsif tesif steif tseif istef sitef itsef tisef stief tsief

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Definitions and meaning of feist

feist

Alternative forms

  • fist, fice

Etymology

Earliest sense is “fart”, and later “stink” as abbreviation for fysting cur “stinking dog” (1520s). From Middle English fysten (mid-15th century), from Old English. Cognate with Middle Dutch veest and Dutch vijst. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *fistiz (a fart), presumably from Proto-Indo-European *pesd-, though this is disputed.

One explanation for the association of farting with small dogs is given in an 1811 slang dictionary, which suggests that the dogs were blamed for farting, specifically defining fice as “a small windy escape backwards, more obvious to the nose than ears; frequently by old ladies charged on their lap-dogs.”

Cognate terms include German Fist (soft fart), Danish fise (to blow, to fart) and Middle English askefise (bellows, literally fire-blower, ash-blower), from Old Norse; originally “a term of reproach among northern nations for an unwarlike fellow who stayed at home in the chimney corner”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faɪst/
  • Rhymes: -aɪst

Noun

feist (countable and uncountable, plural feists)

  1. (US, countable) A small, snappy, belligerent mixed-breed dog; a feist dog.
  2. (uncountable) Feisty behavior.
  3. (vulgar) Silent (but pungent) flatulence.
    Synonym: SBD

Usage notes

The term feist is uncommon, but the derived term feisty is common.

Derived terms

  • feisty

References

Anagrams

  • Feits, Fites, Stief, fetis

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faɪ̯st/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German veizet, from Old High German feizzit, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid, whence also fett (through Middle Low German). Doublet of fett.

Adjective

feist (strong nominative masculine singular feister, comparative feister, superlative am feistesten)

  1. (derogatory, now chiefly literary) fat (usually of a person)
Usage notes
  • Feist typically adds a negative moral judgment to the description, implying gluttony, laziness, and/or unrightful wealth. For example, ein feister Kapitalist (a fat capitalist).
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

feist

  1. second-person singular present of feien

Further reading

  • “feist” in Duden online
  • “feist” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
  • “feist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Source: wiktionary.org