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GIST

4 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

GIST is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

GISTS-s 2 GEST 1
noun
  1. countableThe main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.
    • I don't wanna belabor my point; I'm sure you get the gist.
  2. countabledatedThe essential ground for action in a lawsuit, without which there is no cause of action; the gravamen.
  3. NigeriauncountableGossip, rumour; (countable) an instance of this.
  4. countableuncountableA sharable snippet of source code, especially on the version controlled pastebin-hosting site GitHub Gist.
  5. obsoleteA stop for lodging or rest in a journey, or the place where this happens; a rest.
verb
  1. transitiveTo extract and present the main ideas or substance, or the most essential parts of (a document, piece of writing, etc.); to abridge, to summarize.
  2. NigeriaintransitiveTo talk idly; chat; also, to gossip.