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Words containing IST

Words that have the letters IST in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 3,825 playable words containing IST in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is ABSTRACTIONISTS. The highest-scoring is SUBJECTIVISTIC, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing IST

CHARACTERISTICS23
BIOCHEMISTRY22
CHARACTERISTIC22
PSYCHOLOGISTS22
ADMINISTRATIVE21
FUNDAMENTALIST21
PSYCHOLOGIST21
SOPHISTICATING21
DISTINGUISHING20
JOURNALISTS20
SOPHISTICATED20
DISTINGUISHED19
INCONSISTENCIES19
INCONSISTENCY19
JOURNALIST19
SOPHISTICATES19
DISTINCTIVE18
DISTINGUISHES18

Highest-scoring words containing IST

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

SUBJECTIVISTIC33
OBJECTIVISTIC31
NONOBJECTIVISTS31
PSYCHOPHYSICIST31
SUBJECTIVISTS30
NONOBJECTIVIST30
CRYPTOZOOLOGIST30
VENTRILOQUISTIC30
SUBJECTIVIST29
CHEMOTAXONOMIST29
PHOTOJOURNALIST28
OBJECTIVISTS28

4-letter words containing IST (8)

CIST6
FIST7
GIST5
HIST6
KIST7
LIST4
MIST6
WIST7

5-letter words containing IST (31)

AGIST6
ALIST5
CISTS7
DEIST6
EXIST11
FEIST8
FISTS8
FOIST8
GISTS6
GRIST6
HEIST7
HISTS7
HOIST7
ISTLE5
JOIST13
KISTS8
LISTS5
MAIST7
MISTS7
MISTY9
MOIST7
NEIST5
ODIST6
PISTE7
SHIST7
TWIST8
VISTA9
WAIST8
WHIST10
WISTS8
WRIST8

6-letter words containing IST (81)

ARTIST6
ASSIST6
BEMIST10
BISTER8
BISTRE8
BISTRO8
CISTUS9
CRISTA8
CUBIST11
DESIST7
DISTIL7
EGOIST7
ENLIST6
EXISTS12
FEISTS9
FEISTY11
FISTED10
FISTIC11
FOISTS9
HEISTS8
HISTED9
HOISTS8
HOLIST8
INSIST6
ISTHMI10
JOISTS14
JURIST15
LISTED7
LISTEN6
LYRIST8
MAISTS8
MISTED9
MISTER8
MONIST8
OBOIST8
PAPIST10
PISTES8
PISTIL8
PISTOL8
PISTON8
PURIST9
RACIST8
RESIST6
SCHIST10
SEXIST12
SHISTS8
SISTER6
THEIST8
TUBIST9
TWISTS9
TWISTY11
TYPIST10
VERIST10
VIBIST12
VISTAS10
WAISTS9
WHISTS11
WISTED10
WRISTS9
WRISTY11

The 60 most common shown, 21 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing IST (224)

ARTISTS7
ASSISTS7
ATHEIST9
BLISTER9
BRISTLE9
CELLIST9
CHEMIST13
CISTERN9
COEXIST15
CONSIST9
CYCLIST13
DENTIST8
DESISTS8
DISTANT8
DISTEND9
DISTILL8
DISTILS8
DISTORT8
DISTURB11
EGOTIST8
ELITIST7
ENLISTS7
EXISTED14
FASCIST12
FLORIST10
FLUTIST11
FOISTED11
GLISTEN8
GRISTLE8
HARPIST11
HISTORY11
HOISTED10
INSISTS7
ISTHMUS12
LISTENS7
LISTING8
MISTAKE12
MISTIER9
MISTING10
MISTOOK12
MISTYPE13
MOISTEN9
MOISTER9
PERSIST9
PIANIST9
PISTOLS9
PISTONS9
RACISTS9
REALIST7
RESISTS7
SISTERS7
SUBSIST10
THEISTS9
THISTLE9
TOURIST8
TWISTED11
TWISTER10
TYPISTS11
WHISTLE12
WISTFUL14

The 60 most common shown, 164 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing IST (431)

ACTIVIST14
ALARMIST10
ARTISTIC10
ARTISTRY10
ASSISTED9
ATHEISTS10
BANISTER10
BIGAMIST13
BRISTLED11
CHEMISTS14
CHRISTEN12
COEXISTS16
CONSISTS10
CYCLISTS14
DISTANCE11
DISTINCT11
DISTORTS9
DISTRACT11
DISTRESS9
DISTRICT11
DISTURBS12
DRUGGIST12
EXISTENT14
EXISTING15
FASCISTS13
FEMINIST13
FINALIST11
FLAUTIST12
FLORISTS11
FLUTISTS12
FOISTING12
HARPISTS12
HISTORIC12
HOISTING11
HUMANIST13
HUMORIST13
INSISTED9
LISTENED9
LISTENER8
LISTINGS9
LOBBYIST14
MINISTER10
MINISTRY12
MISTAKEN13
MISTAKES13
MISTRUST11
MOISTURE11
NOVELIST12
OPTIMIST12
PACIFIST15
REGISTER9
REGISTRY11
SINISTER8
SUBSISTS11
TOURISTS9
TWISTERS11
TWISTING12
VOCALIST14
WHISTLED14
WHISTLES13

The 60 most common shown, 371 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing IST (502)

ACTIVISTS15
ANARCHIST13
ARMISTICE13
ASSISTANT9
ASSISTING10
ATHEISTIC13
BARRISTER11
BIGAMISTS14
BIOLOGIST12
BLACKLIST16
BLISTERED12
CHEMISTRY17
CHRISTENS13
COEXISTED18
COMMUNIST16
CONSISTED12
DEFEATIST13
DISTANCED13
DISTANCES12
DISTORTED11
DISTRACTS12
DISTURBED14
DRUGGISTS13
ECONOMIST13
EXISTENCE17
EXTREMIST17
FEMINISTS14
FLAUTISTS13
HEURISTIC14
HISTOGRAM14
HISTORIAN11
HUMORISTS14
HYPNOTIST15
INSISTING10
ISTHMUSES14
LISTENING10
LOBBYISTS15
MACHINIST15
MINISTERS11
MISTAKING15
MISTYPING16
NOVELISTS13
OPTIMISTS13
PACIFISTS16
PESSIMIST13
PHYSICIST17
PISTACHIO15
REALISTIC11
REGISTERS10
SCIENTIST11
SOCIALIST11
SOPHISTRY15
STATISTIC11
STYLISTIC13
SUBSISTED13
THERAPIST13
VOCALISTS15
WHISTLING15
WISTFULLY18
ZOOLOGIST18

The 60 most common shown, 442 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing IST (536)

ADMINISTER13
ANARCHISTS14
ARMISTICES14
ASSISTANCE12
BALLISTICS14
BARRISTERS12
BIOLOGISTS13
BLACKLISTS17
CAPITALIST14
CHAUVINIST19
CHRISTENED15
COEXISTING19
COMMUNISTS17
CONSISTENT12
CONSISTING13
DISTANCING14
DISTINCTLY15
DISTORTING12
DISTORTION11
DISTRACTED14
DISTRAUGHT15
DISTRESSED12
DISTRESSES11
DISTRIBUTE14
DISTURBING15
ECONOMISTS14
EVANGELIST15
EXISTENCES18
EXTREMISTS18
FATALISTIC15
FEDERALIST14
FUTURISTIC17
HISTORIANS12
HISTORICAL14
HYPNOTISTS16
IDEALISTIC13
INSISTENCE12
JOURNALIST19
LINGUISTIC14
MACHINISTS16
MANICURIST15
MINIMALIST14
MISTAKENLY17
MISTRUSTED14
OPTIMISTIC16
PERSISTENT12
PESSIMISTS14
PHARMACIST18
PHYSICISTS18
PISTACHIOS16
REGISTERED12
RESISTANCE12
SCIENTISTS12
SIMPLISTIC16
SPECIALIST14
STATISTICS12
SUBSISTING14
THERAPISTS14
WRISTWATCH20
ZOOLOGISTS19

The 60 most common shown, 476 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing IST (518)

ACCOMPANIST19
ADMINISTERS14
ARISTOCRACY17
ARISTOCRATS13
BLACKLISTED19
CAPITALISTS15
CARTOONISTS13
CHAUVINISTS20
CHRISTENING16
CLOISTERING14
COEXISTENCE21
CONSISTENCY17
DISTASTEFUL16
DISTINCTEST14
DISTINCTION14
DISTINCTIVE18
DISTINGUISH16
DISTRACTING15
DISTRACTION14
DISTRESSING13
DISTRIBUTED16
DISTRIBUTES15
DISTRIBUTOR15
DISTRUSTFUL17
DISTRUSTING14
DISTURBANCE17
ENLISTMENTS13
EVANGELISTS16
EXISTENTIAL17
FEDERALISTS15
GENETICISTS14
IMPERIALIST15
JOURNALISTS20
LINGUISTICS15
MAGISTRATES14
MANICURISTS16
MATERIALIST13
MINISTERIAL13
MINISTERING14
MISTRUSTING15
NEUROLOGIST13
OPPORTUNIST16
OPTOMETRIST15
OUTDISTANCE15
PATHOLOGIST16
PERSISTENCE15
PESSIMISTIC17
PHARMACISTS19
PLAGIARISTS14
PREHISTORIC17
PROTAGONIST14
REGISTERING13
SISTERHOODS14
SOCIOLOGIST14
SPECIALISTS15
STATISTICAL13
SUBSISTENCE16
UNCHRISTIAN16
UNDISTURBED17
UNREALISTIC14

The 60 most common shown, 458 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing IST (480)

ACCOMPANISTS20
ADMINISTERED16
ANTAGONISTIC15
ARISTOCRATIC16
ARTISTICALLY16
BIOCHEMISTRY22
BIOPHYSICIST22
BLACKLISTING20
CHAUVINISTIC23
CHRISTENINGS17
COLLECTIVIST20
CONQUISTADOR24
CONSISTENTLY16
DISTILLATION13
DISTILLERIES13
DISTINCTIONS15
DISTRACTIONS15
DISTRIBUTING17
DISTRIBUTION16
DISTRIBUTIVE20
DISTRIBUTORS16
DISTURBANCES18
ENTOMOLOGIST15
EVANGELISTIC19
EXPANSIONIST20
GYNECOLOGIST18
HISTORICALLY18
INCONSISTENT14
IRRESISTIBLE14
JOURNALISTIC23
MATERIALISTS14
MOISTURIZERS23
MOISTURIZING24
MOTORCYCLIST20
NATIONALISTS12
NEUROLOGISTS14
OPPORTUNISTS17
OPTOMETRISTS16
ORTHODONTIST15
OUTDISTANCED17
OUTDISTANCES16
PATHOLOGISTS17
PERSISTENTLY16
PROTAGONISTS15
PSYCHIATRIST20
PSYCHOLOGIST21
RECEPTIONIST16
REDISTRIBUTE16
REGISTRATION13
RELATIVISTIC18
SAXOPHONISTS22
SOCIOLOGISTS15
SOPHISTICATE18
STATISTICIAN14
TAXIDERMISTS21
TOXICOLOGIST21
UNMISTAKABLE20
UNMISTAKABLY22
WRISTWATCHES22
XYLOPHONISTS24

The 60 most common shown, 420 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

3,825 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (2.3%) are containing IST. Most of them, 536, have 10 letters. 9 start with IST, 1,118 end with it and 2,698 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing IST?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 3,825 words containing IST, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing IST?

SUBJECTIVISTIC, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: OBJECTIVISTIC (31), NONOBJECTIVISTS (31) and PSYCHOPHYSICIST (31).

What are the most common words containing IST?

CHARACTERISTICS, BIOCHEMISTRY, CHARACTERISTIC, PSYCHOLOGISTS, ADMINISTRATIVE and FUNDAMENTALIST. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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