Dictionary Entry
whist
whist is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as interjection, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Be silent; be still; hush; silence. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 10 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1interjection
Be silent; be still; hush; silence.
- 2noun
A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires silence and close attention. It is played by four persons (those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finished, and the cards are again shuffled and distributed.
- 3transitive verb
To hush or silence.
- 4intransitive verb
To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute.
- 5adjective
Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.
- 6noun
a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
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