Joists
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of joist: horizontal beams laid parallel to support the floor or ceiling of a building.
“The surveyor noted that several joists in the loft had suffered minor woodworm damage.”
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Ends in -ISTS, J opener with OI vowel pair and -STS ending is a distinctive six-letter pattern.
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Scrabble
J (8) lifts the score, JOISTS places well and the -STS ending can link to existing words on the board.
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