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Is wrist a Scrabble word?

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

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Is wrist a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is wrist a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word wrist is a Words With Friends word. The word wrist is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

WRIST,WRITS,

4-letter words (5 found)

RITS,STIR,WIST,WITS,WRIT,

3-letter words (8 found)

ITS,RIT,SIR,SIT,SRI,TIS,WIS,WIT,

2-letter words (5 found)

IS,IT,SI,ST,TI,

You can make 20 words from wrist according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of wrist

wrist rwist wirst iwrst riwst irwst wrsit rwsit wsrit swrit rswit srwit wisrt iwsrt wsirt swirt iswrt siwrt riswt irswt rsiwt sriwt isrwt sirwt writs rwits wirts iwrts riwts irwts wrtis rwtis wtris twris rtwis trwis witrs iwtrs wtirs twirs itwrs tiwrs ritws irtws rtiws triws itrws tirws wrsti rwsti wsrti swrti rswti srwti wrtsi rwtsi wtrsi twrsi rtwsi trwsi wstri swtri wtsri twsri stwri tswri rstwi srtwi rtswi trswi strwi tsrwi wistr iwstr wsitr switr iswtr siwtr witsr iwtsr wtisr twisr itwsr tiwsr wstir swtir wtsir twsir stwir tswir istwr sitwr itswr tiswr stiwr tsiwr ristw irstw rsitw sritw isrtw sirtw ritsw irtsw rtisw trisw itrsw tirsw rstiw srtiw rtsiw trsiw striw tsriw istrw sitrw itsrw tisrw stirw tsirw

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

Definitions and meaning of wrist

wrist

Etymology

From Middle English wrist, from Old English wrist, from Proto-West Germanic *wristu, from Proto-Germanic *wristuz (compare Old Frisian wrist, Low German Wrist, German Rist (“back of hand, instep, withers”), Swedish vrist), from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną (“to twist, turn”). More at writhe.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: rĭst, IPA(key): /ɹɪst/
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

wrist (plural wrists)

  1. (anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
  2. (engineering) A stud or pin which forms a journal.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

wrist (third-person singular simple present wrists, present participle wristing, simple past and past participle wristed)

  1. (ice hockey) to hit a wrist shot

See also

  • wrist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • writs

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • wryst, wryste, wriste, wyrste, wirste, virste
  • wrest, wreste, wrost

Etymology

From Old English wrist, wyrst, from Proto-Germanic *wristuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wrist/, /wirst/, /wrɛst/

Noun

wrist (plural wrystes)

  1. wrist (joint attaching the arm to the hand)
  2. (rare) The joint at the ankle.

Descendants

  • English: wrist
  • Scots: wrist
  • Yola: wrasth, wraste

References

  • “wrist, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-15.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • wyrst

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wristuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wrist/

Noun

wrist f

  1. wrist

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Middle English: wrist, wryst, wryste, wriste, wyrste, wirste, virste; wrest, wreste, wrost
    • English: wrist
    • Scots: wrist
    • Yola: wrasth, wraste

Source: wiktionary.org