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Is foist a Scrabble word?

Yes, foist is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 8 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of foist?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.Examples: "But apart from this, it is difficult for a man like Watt to tell a long story like Watt's without leaving out some things, and foisting in others."; "the Tale of Zayn al-Asnám is one of two which Galland repudiated, as having been foisted into his 8th volume without his knowledge"; "attempts to foist alleged grammatical “correctness” on native speakers of an “incorrect” dialect are nothing but the unacknowledged and oppressive exercise of social control"transitive

2. (transitive) To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit; to stick.Examples: "I am, of course, perfectly aware of how old men try to foist on the public the decay of their intellects and all the rest of their senile shortcomings as valuable qualities, the possession of which gives them special authority."; "It is only a decade or so since the air was thick with muttering that L.M.S. influence was far too strong on the newly-born Railway Executive and that too many L.M.S. practices were being foisted on the rest of the system."transitive

3. (transitive) To pass off as genuine or worthy.Examples: "foist costly and valueless products on the public"transitive

noun (English)

1. (historical slang) A thief or pickpocket.Examples: "The foist had lately arrived form the country and was known to be doing a thriving trade in and around Westminster Hall where many country folk and others came to see lawyers."Synonyms: pickpockethistoricalslang

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) A type of light and fast-sailing ship.Examples: "These are mad boys, I tell you; these are things That will not strike their top-sails to a foist, / And let a man of war, an argosy, Hull and cry cockles."Synonyms: fuste, fustaobsolete

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) A cask for wine.obsolete

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "foist"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "foist"?

Scrabble
8 points
F4
O1
I1
S1
T1
Words With Friends
8 points
F4
O1
I1
S1
T1

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