twist

1. Leave to twist To abandon (someone) to a bad situation, often as a recipient of blame: "If our envoy was so blameless, why had she been left to twist in the wind?” ( William Safire).

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1. A change in direction; a turn: a sharp twist in the path.

2. A contortion or distortion of the body, especially the face.

3. A dance characterized by vigorous gyrations of the hips and arms.

4. A distortion of meaning: gave my words a misleading twist.

5. A length of yarn, cord, or thread, especially a strong silk thread used mainly to bind the edges of buttonholes.

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1. To unite by winding .

2. To make by strands together .

3. To mingle by interlacing.

4. To wring or wrench so as to dislocate or distort.

5. To alter the meaning of .

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1. To be or become twisted.

2. To dance the twist.

3. To move or progress in a winding course; meander: The river twisted toward the sea.

4. To move so as to face in another direction.

5. To rotate or revolve.

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1. To alter or distort the intended meaning of: The cross-examiner twisted the words of the witness. See Synonyms at distort.

2. To form in this manner: twist a length of rope from strands of hemp.

3. To impart a spiral or coiling shape to, as by turning the ends in opposite directions: twisting wire into a loop.

4. To pull, break, or snap by turning: twist off a dead branch.

5. To turn or open by turning: twisted off the bottle cap.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
twist	8	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
is	2
it	2
si	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
its	3
sit	3
tis	3
tit	3
wis	6
wit	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
tits	4
twit	7
wist	7
wits	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
twist	8
twits	8