Skip to content
ZWordFinderZ

Dictionary

Twists

t 1w 4i 1s 1t 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of twist

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

What does twists mean?

noun

  1. an unforeseen development

    “events suddenly took an awkward turn”

    Synonymsturnturn of events

  2. an interpretation of a text or action

    “they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct”

    Synonymsconstruction

  3. any clever maneuver

    “he would stoop to any device to win a point”

    Synonymsdevicegimmick

  4. the act of rotating rapidly

    “he gave the crank a spin”

    Synonymsspintwirltwistingwhirl

  5. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

    “the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell”

    Synonymswrenchpull

  6. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

    Synonymskinktwirl

verb

  1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

    “The prisoner writhed in discomfort”

    Synonymswrithewrestlewrigglewormsquirm

  2. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

    “bend the rod”

    Synonymsflexbenddeformturn

  3. turn in the opposite direction

    “twist one's head”

  4. form into a spiral shape

    “The cord is all twisted”

    Synonymstwinedistort

  5. form into twists

    “Twist the strips of dough”

  6. extend in curves and turns

    “The road winds around the lake”

    Synonymswindcurve

Definitions shown for twist, the base form of twists.

Is TWISTS 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 TWISTS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
t 1w 4i 1s 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
t 1w 4i 1s 1t 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
t 1w 4i 1s 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
t 1w 5i 1s 1t 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in TWISTS

Words that end like TWISTS

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.

listsmistswristsfistsexistsinsistsconsistsartistsassistschemistscycliststouristsfeministsbiologistscommunistsphysicistsscientiststerroristsjournalistspsychologistsdesistsenlistsracistsresists
All words ending in -ISTS

Twists: quick answers

Is TWISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TWISTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TWISTS worth?
TWISTS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does twists mean?
twists is the plural and third-person singular form of twist, which means “an unforeseen development”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TWISTS?
You can make 23 shorter words from TWISTS, such as SWITS, TWIST, TWITS, WISTS. See the full list.