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Resists

r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1t 1s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · third-person singular form of resist

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

What does resists mean?

verb

  1. elude, especially in a baffling way

    “This behavior defies explanation”

    Synonymsdefyrefuse

  2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

    Synonymshold outwithstandstand firm

  3. express opposition through action or words

    “dissent to the laws of the country”

    Synonymsprotestdissent

  4. withstand the force of something

    “The trees resisted her”

    Synonymsstandfend

  5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

    “His body rejected the liver of the donor”

    Synonymsrejectrefuse

  6. refuse to comply

    Synonymsbalkbaulkjib

Definitions shown for resist, the base form of resists.

Is RESISTS 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 RESISTS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1t 1s 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
r 1e 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 RESISTS

Anagrams 1

sisters

Words that end like RESISTS

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.

insistsconsistsexistsartistsassistschemistscycliststouristsscientistsdesistsenlistsracistssadiststypistscellistscoexistsdentistsfascistsfloristsharpistspersistsrealistssubsistsdruggists
All words ending in -ISTS

Resists: quick answers

Is RESISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RESISTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RESISTS worth?
RESISTS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does resists mean?
resists is the third-person singular form of resist, which means “elude, especially in a baffling way”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RESISTS?
You can make 81 shorter words from RESISTS, such as REISTS, RESIST, RESITS, SISTER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of RESISTS?
RESISTS rearranges into SISTERS.