Yes. PST is a valid word.
PST is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
PST is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About PST
PST is the hushed sound used to get someone's attention without calling out; PSST, with a second S, is valid too. PST has no vowels and uses three common tiles, P, S and T, so it is a realistic play from an all-consonant rack. PSST is valid too, though you can't build it from a PST already on the board, since tiles can't be slipped into the middle of a word. Picture someone leaning over in a library to share a secret.
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PST scores 5 points
Before any bonus squares: P 3 + S 1 + T 1 = 5. On a double-word square that's 10, on a triple-word 15, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: PST as the first play
Later in the game, put the P on a 3L square and PST is worth 11 before any word bonus.
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of PST and these are still words:
- EST
- PATpat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- PETa domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- PHTused as an expression of mild anger or annoyance
- PITa sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- POTmetal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep
- PUTput into a certain place or abstract location
- PSIa unit of pressure
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters P, S and T.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
PST + A
PST + E
- PESTa serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea…
- PETSform of PET: a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- SEPTpeople descended from a common ancestor
- STEPany maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
PST + I
PST + O
- OPTSform of OPT: select as an alternative over another
Memory tip
PST is the sound used to get someone's attention quietly. PSST is valid too.
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.