5-Letter Words Ending With IST
There are 31 five-letter words ending with IST, including 10 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Ending With IST
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- EXIST To have an existence or be present
- TWIST An unforeseen development or unexpected turn of events
- WRIST The joint between the hand and the forearm
- WAIST The narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
- MOIST Slightly wet
- HEIST A robbery
- HOIST A device for lifting heavy or cumbersome objects
- GRIST Material or a subject that can be used or turned to one's advantage
- JOIST A horizontal beam used to support floors or ceilings
- FOIST To force something unwanted onto another person
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: W (10%), M (10%), F (10%)
- Most common additional vowel: O, in 26% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: O, E, R, A, W
- Most have 2 vowels (74%)
- 13% contain a repeated letter
- 10 of the 31 are common puzzle answers (32%)
Other Valid Words
21 additional dictionary words end with IST — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- GEIST
- WHIST
- FRIST
- FEIST
- DEIST
- TRIST
- QUIST
- BUIST
- ALIST
- REIST
- NEIST
- BLIST
- SHIST
- MAIST
- SAIST
- MUIST
- ROIST
- AGIST
- OVIST
- ODIST
- ZOIST
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.