What TWIST Means
- noun: an unforeseen development“events suddenly took an awkward turn”
- noun: an interpretation of a text or action“they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct”
- verb: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)“The prisoner writhed in discomfort”
- verb: cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form“bend the rod”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TWIST is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 W4 I1 S1 T1.
Anagrams of TWIST (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In TWIST
13 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (3)
3 letter words (5)
2 letter words (5)
Longer Words Containing TWIST
TWIST appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.