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Is joist a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word joist is a Scrabble US word. The word joist is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is joist a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word joist is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is joist a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word joist is a Words With Friends word. The word joist is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

JOIST,

4-letter words (2 found)

JOTS,SIJO,

3-letter words (8 found)

IOS,ISO,ITS,JOT,OIS,SIT,SOT,TIS,

2-letter words (11 found)

IO,IS,IT,JO,OI,OS,SI,SO,ST,TI,TO,

You can make 22 words from joist according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of joist

joist ojist jiost ijost oijst iojst josit ojsit jsoit sjoit osjit sojit jisot ijsot jsiot sjiot isjot sijot oisjt iosjt osijt soijt isojt siojt joits ojits jiots ijots oijts iojts jotis ojtis jtois tjois otjis tojis jitos ijtos jtios tjios itjos tijos oitjs iotjs otijs toijs itojs tiojs josti ojsti jsoti sjoti osjti sojti jotsi ojtsi jtosi tjosi otjsi tojsi jstoi sjtoi jtsoi tjsoi stjoi tsjoi ostji sotji otsji tosji stoji tsoji jisto ijsto jsito sjito isjto sijto jitso ijtso jtiso tjiso itjso tijso jstio sjtio jtsio tjsio stjio tsjio istjo sitjo itsjo tisjo stijo tsijo oistj iostj ositj soitj isotj siotj oitsj iotsj otisj toisj itosj tiosj ostij sotij otsij tosij stoij tsoij istoj sitoj itsoj tisoj stioj tsioj

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

Definitions and meaning of joist

joist

Etymology

From Old French giste, feminine of gist, the past participle of gesir (“to lie down”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔɪst/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪst

Noun

joist (plural joists)

  1. A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.

Derived terms

  • binding joist
  • bridging joist
  • ceiling joist
  • trimming joist

Translations

Verb

joist (third-person singular simple present joists, present participle joisting, simple past and past participle joisted)

  1. (transitive) To fit or furnish with joists.

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References

  • “joist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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