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Feists

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of feist: small, nervous, and quarrelsome mongrel dogs, typically kept for hunting small game.

The old hunter kept a pack of feists that were quick through the undergrowth.

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mongrelscursmutts

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Contains EI and ends in STS, uncommon but uses very common letters to test patterns

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Worth 9 points, a handy rack-clearing play using F, E, I, S, T, S across common tiles

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