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5-letter words ending in IST
There are 19 5-letter words ending in IST in the standard word-game list. The most common are exist, twist, wrist, waist, heist, moist. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| exist | have an existence, be extant | 12 |
| twist | an unforeseen development | 8 |
| wrist | a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones | 8 |
| waist | the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips | 8 |
| heist | the act of stealing | 8 |
| moist | slightly wet | 7 |
| hoist | lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects | 8 |
| whist | a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one… | 11 |
| agist | To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's… | 6 |
| alist | An association list. | 5 |
| deist | of or relating to deism | 6 |
| feist | a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog | 8 |
| foist | to force onto another | 8 |
| grist | grain intended to be or that has been ground | 6 |
| joist | beam used to support floors or roofs | 12 |
| maist | Most | 7 |
| odist | a poet who writes odes | 6 |