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Is hoist a Scrabble word?

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

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Is hoist a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4O1I1S1T1

Is hoist a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hoist is a Words With Friends word. The word hoist is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

HOIST,

4-letter words (12 found)

HIST,HITS,HOIS,HOST,HOTS,SHIT,SHOT,SITH,SOTH,THIO,THIS,TOSH,

3-letter words (17 found)

HIS,HIT,HOI,HOS,HOT,IOS,ISH,ISO,ITS,OHS,OIS,SHO,SIT,SOH,SOT,THO,TIS,

2-letter words (14 found)

HI,HO,IO,IS,IT,OH,OI,OS,SH,SI,SO,ST,TI,TO,

You can make 44 words from hoist according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of hoist

hoist ohist hiost ihost oihst iohst hosit ohsit hsoit shoit oshit sohit hisot ihsot hsiot shiot ishot sihot oisht iosht osiht soiht isoht sioht hoits ohits hiots ihots oihts iohts hotis ohtis htois thois othis tohis hitos ihtos htios thios ithos tihos oiths ioths otihs toihs itohs tiohs hosti ohsti hsoti shoti oshti sohti hotsi ohtsi htosi thosi othsi tohsi hstoi shtoi htsoi thsoi sthoi tshoi osthi sothi otshi toshi stohi tsohi histo ihsto hsito shito ishto sihto hitso ihtso htiso thiso ithso tihso hstio shtio htsio thsio sthio tshio istho sitho itsho tisho stiho tsiho oisth iosth osith soith isoth sioth oitsh iotsh otish toish itosh tiosh ostih sotih otsih tosih stoih tsoih istoh sitoh itsoh tisoh stioh tsioh

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Definitions and meaning of hoist

hoist

Etymology

Alteration of earlier hoise (“to hoist”), apparently based on the past tense forms, from Middle Dutch hisen (“to hoist”). Compare modern Dutch hijsen (“to hoist”), German hissen (“to hoist”), Danish hejse (“to hoist”). Compare also French hisser (“to hoist”), Catalan hissar (“to hoist”), Italian issare (“to hoist”), Sicilian jisari (“to hoist”), all borrowed from a Germanic source.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɔɪst/
  • Hyphenation: hoist
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪst

Verb

hoist (third-person singular simple present hoists, present participle hoisting, simple past and past participle hoisted or hoist)

  1. (transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
  2. (transitive, sports, often figurative) To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
  3. (transitive, historical) To lift someone up to be flogged.
  4. (intransitive) To be lifted up.
  5. (transitive, computing theory) To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
  6. (transitive, slang) To steal.
  7. (transitive, slang) To rob.

Usage notes

  • "Hoisted" is about fifteen times more common than "hoist" in US usage as past and past participle. The "hoist" form is also uncommon in the UK except in the expression "hoist by one's own petard".

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Noun

hoist (plural hoists)

  1. A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.
  2. The act of hoisting; a lift.
  3. The triangular vertical position of a flag, as opposed to the flying state, or triangular vertical position of a sail, when flying from a mast.
  4. The position of a flag (on a mast) or of a sail on a ship when lifted up to its highest level.
  5. The position of a main fore-and-aft topsail on a ship and fore fore-and-aft topsail on a ship.

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References

  • hoist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • histo, histo-, hoits, shito

Source: wiktionary.org