Is JOISTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, JOISTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does JOISTED mean?
Joisted is a form of JOIST.
- noun
beam used to support floors or roofs
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
7
Letters
J (8) + O (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for JOISTED
JOISTED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from JOISTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ejidos14
- ejido13
- jedis13
- joist12
- jedi12
- jest11
- jets11
- joes11
- jots11
- jet10
- joe10
- jot10
- jo9
- todies7
- deist6
- diets6
- dites6
- doest6
- doits6
- dotes6
- edits6
- eidos6
- odist6
- sited6
- stied6
- tides6
- desi5
- dies5
- diet5
- dite5
- dits5
- does5
- doit5
- dose5
- dost5
- dote5
- dots5
- edit5
- ides5
- odes5
- side5
- teds5
- tide5
- tied5
- tods5
- toed5
- site4
- ties4
- toes4
- die4
- dis4
- dit4
- doe4
- dos4
- dot4
- eds4
- ids4
- ode4
- ods4
- sod4
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