pistle
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of pistle
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(archaic, obsolete)Synonym of epistle.
“when they were departed / they cam to Antioche and gaddred the multitude togedder and delivered the piſtle.”
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noun
-
(archaic, obsolete)Synonym of epistle.
“when they were departed / they cam to Antioche and gaddred the multitude togedder and delivered the piſtle.”
- (obsolete)A story conveyed verbally.
verb
- (obsolete, rare, transitive)To write about (someone or something) in, or in the form of, a letter.
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Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English pistel, pistle (“letter; epistle”) [and other forms], from Old English pistol (“letter, epistle”), an aphetic form of epistol, epistola, from Latin epistola (“letter, epistle; literary work in letter form”): see further at epistle. The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates Scots pistil, pistle
Words you can make from pistle
91 playable · top: STIPEL (8 pts)
Best play stipel 8 points5-letter words
20 words4-letter words
32 words- LEPT 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- LIPS 6 pts
- LISP 6 pts
- PELT 6 pts
- PEST 6 pts
- PETS 6 pts
- PIES 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PITS 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- SEPT 6 pts
- SIPE 6 pts
- SLIP 6 pts
- SPIT 6 pts
- STEP 6 pts
- TIPS 6 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LEST 4 pts
- LETS 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LIST 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- LITS 4 pts
- SILT 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- SLIT 4 pts
- TELS 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TILS 4 pts
3-letter words
27 words2-letter words
11 wordsHooks
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