Definitions For Cist

Adjective

this; this one

Synonyms

,

Descendants

Etymology 1

Borrowed from , from . .

Noun

CIST (plural CISTs) (historical) A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient greece.

Etymology 2

(see kistvaen, cistvaen), from , see above.

Noun

CIST (plural CISTs) (archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.

Derived terms

cist-urn

Anagrams

ICTs, TICs, cits, cits., tics

Old French

Etymology

From , from or eccum + istum, from iste.

Is Cist a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
6
Words with Friends
7

The word Cist is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends

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