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Persists

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About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · third-person singular form of persist

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does persists mean?

verb

  1. continue to exist

    “These stories die hard”

    Synonymsprevaildie hardrunendure

  2. be persistent, refuse to stop

    “he persisted to call me every night”

    Synonymsperseverehang inhang onhold on

  3. stay behind

    “The smell stayed in the room”

    Synonymsremainstay

Definitions shown for persist, the base form of persists.

Is PERSISTS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PERSISTS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
p 3e 1r 1s 1i 1s 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
p 4e 1r 1s 1i 1s 1t 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
p 4e 1r 1s 1i 1s 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
p 3e 1r 1s 1i 1s 1t 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PERSISTS

Words that end like PERSISTS

Common words that share the ending -ISTS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

consistsinsistsexistschemistscycliststouristsartistsassistsscientistscellistscoexistsdentistsfascistsfloristsharpistsrealistssubsistsdesistsdruggistsenlistsracistsresistssadiststypists
All words ending in -ISTS

Persists: quick answers

Is PERSISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PERSISTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PERSISTS worth?
PERSISTS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does persists mean?
persists is the third-person singular form of persist, which means “continue to exist”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PERSISTS?
You can make 200 shorter words from PERSISTS, such as ESPRITS, PERSIST, PISSERS, PRIESTS. See the full list.