Yes, twist is playable
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"Twist" Definition
noun
A change in direction; a turn: a sharp twist in the path.
A contortion or distortion of the body, especially the face.
A dance characterized by vigorous gyrations of the hips and arms.
A distortion of meaning: gave my words a misleading twist.
A length of yarn, cord, or thread, especially a strong silk thread used mainly to bind the edges of buttonholes.
idiom
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).
verb-transitive
To alter or distort the intended meaning of: The cross-examiner twisted the words of the witness. See Synonyms at distort.
To form in this manner: twist a length of rope from strands of hemp.
To impart a spiral or coiling shape to, as by turning the ends in opposite directions: twisting wire into a loop.
To pull, break, or snap by turning: twist off a dead branch.
To turn or open by turning: twisted off the bottle cap.
verb-intransitive
To move or progress in a winding course; meander: The river twisted toward the sea.
To move so as to face in another direction.
verb
To make by strands together .
To mingle by interlacing.
To wring or wrench so as to dislocate or distort.
To alter the meaning of .
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