Words ending in IST

There are 1,125 words ending in IST in our word list. 44 of them are common everyday words, such as LIST, ARTIST, EXIST and ACTIVIST. They range from 4 to 15 letters, and 10-letter words are the biggest group, with 152.

Words: 1,125
Common words: 44
Longest: CONSERVATIONIST; 15 letters
Top score: PSYCHOPHYSICIST; 35 points

-IST names a person who does or believes something, as in ARTIST and PIANIST.

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4-letter words (8)

list
fist
mist
gist
hist
kist
cist
wist

5-letter words (19)

exist
twist
wrist
moist
waist
heist
hoist
grist
deist
feist
foist
joist
whist
alist
neist
agist
maist
odist
shist

6-letter words (34)

artist
assist
insist
racist
resist
sexist
desist
enlist
jurist
nudist
purist
sadist
typist
ageist
cubist
egoist
papist
schist
theist
aorist
delist
monist
oboist
relist
aurist
bemist
holist
legist
lutist
lyrist
tanist
tubist
verist
vibist

7-letter words (91)

tourist
atheist
baptist
chemist
consist
cyclist
dentist
fascist
leftist
persist
bassist
coexist
elitist
florist
pianist
realist
soloist
stylist
agonist
cellist
statist
subsist
tsarist
animist
copyist
cultist
czarist
diarist
duelist
flutist
harpist
sophist
dadaist
dualist
egotist
imagist
oculist
pietist
titlist
untwist
violist
atavist
fauvist
hornist
ironist
ologist
palmist
protist
altoist
amorist
atomist
biblist
bundist
cambist
casuist
chutist
chymist
cladist
cosmist
dialist
elegist

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8-letter words (139)

activist
feminist
novelist
playlist
centrist
finalist
humanist
lobbyist
loyalist
medalist
motorist
optimist
pacifist
populist
theorist
unionist
vocalist
alarmist
arsonist
botanist
colonist
escapist
essayist
exorcist
futurist
hobbyist
idealist
linguist
lyricist
organist
panelist
royalist
satirist
arborist
chartist
classist
colorist
druggist
ethicist
hedonist
humorist
moralist
nativist
naturist
nihilist
psalmist
pugilist
rightist
satanist
alienist
alpinist
altruist
aquarist
backlist
bigamist
canoeist
ceramist
fabulist
fatalist
flautist
legalist

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9-letter words (131)

communist
scientist
socialist
terrorist
columnist
economist
guitarist
methodist
therapist
alchemist
anarchist
biologist
blacklist
checklist
extremist
geologist
medallist
modernist
physicist
publicist
shortlist
violinist
apologist
archivist
dramatist
ecologist
globalist
hygienist
hypnotist
machinist
pessimist
reformist
urologist
zeitgeist
zoologist
absurdist
allergist
anatomist
bicyclist
defeatist
fantasist
fetishist
formalist
herbalist
internist
masochist
mentalist
occultist
pluralist
reservist
symbolist
aerialist
careerist
catechist
mannerist
mechanist
memoirist
pantheist
racialist
recordist
ritualist

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10-letter words (152)

journalist
specialist
capitalist
antagonist
cartoonist
evangelist
federalist
minimalist
naturalist
pharmacist
separatist
strategist
biochemist
conformist
generalist
geneticist
misogynist
narcissist
oncologist
surrealist
absolutist
agronomist
chauvinist
classicist
librettist
maximalist
militarist
mixologist
monarchist
podiatrist
polygamist
positivist
pragmatist
revivalist
secularist
sexologist
trombonist
virologist
antiracist
autonomist
balloonist
bassoonist
centralist
ceramicist
empiricist
eugenicist
folklorist
geochemist
gradualist
ideologist
literalist
manicurist
monetarist
monogamist
monopolist
monotheist
mycologist
neutralist
plagiarist
polemicist
polytheist

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11-letter words (143)

nationalist
protagonist
imperialist
neurologist
pathologist
sociologist
supremacist
hairstylist
keyboardist
materialist
opportunist
optometrist
poltergeist
radiologist
rationalist
revisionist
saxophonist
survivalist
accompanist
anesthetist
antifascist
audiologist
behaviorist
clarinetist
colonialist
consumerist
corporatist
creationist
genealogist
illusionist
objectivist
orientalist
parachutist
philologist
photoresist
syndicalist
taxidermist
tobacconist
abortionist
bioethicist
chiropodist
cosmologist
determinist
ethnologist
historicist
hydrologist
irredentist
medievalist
miniaturist
numismatist
orthopedist
pastoralist
personalist
philatelist
pointillist
portraitist
primitivist
regionalist
romanticist
theosophist
adventurist

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12-letter words (145)

psychiatrist
psychologist
receptionist
abolitionist
cardiologist
entomologist
expansionist
gynecologist
isolationist
motorcyclist
nutritionist
orthodontist
physiologist
propagandist
secessionist
technologist
universalist
archeologist
collectivist
essentialist
geophysicist
immunologist
metallurgist
mineralogist
musicologist
reductionist
semifinalist
spiritualist
toxicologist
accordionist
antifeminist
caricaturist
clarinettist
educationist
embryologist
evolutionist
extortionist
glaciologist
hematologist
mercantilist
nephrologist
obscurantist
periodontist
phlebotomist
proctologist
seismologist
somnambulist
telegraphist
triumphalist
vibraphonist
biophysicist
cryptologist
demonologist
editorialist
elocutionist
escapologist
exclusionist
futurologist
geoscientist
graphologist
hyperrealist

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13-letter words (132)

archaeologist
dermatologist
expressionist
impressionist
individualist
industrialist
meteorologist
perfectionist
protectionist
acupuncturist
climatologist
contortionist
criminologist
exhibitionist
functionalist
nonconformist
ornithologist
percussionist
postmodernist
projectionist
structuralist
televangelist
ventriloquist
agriculturist
anticommunist
antiterrorist
conceptualist
cosmetologist
gerontologist
herpetologist
primatologist
revolutionist
volcanologist
annexationist
catastrophist
encyclopedist
ethnobotanist
ichthyologist
irrationalist
lepidopterist
liberationist
methodologist
neonatologist
oppositionist
paleobotanist
particularist
progressivist
sadomasochist
viticulturist
watercolorist
antiformalist
antimechanist
antimodernist
antisocialist
aquaculturist
calligraphist
campanologist
ceremonialist
chiaroscurist
cinquecentist
clavichordist

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14-letter words (84)

anthropologist
fundamentalist
philanthropist
astrophysicist
neuroscientist
paleontologist
traditionalist
bacteriologist
constructivist
epidemiologist
existentialist
horticulturist
hypnotherapist
microbiologist
obstructionist
prohibitionist
rheumatologist
segregationist
sensationalist
anticapitalist
astrobiologist
educationalist
harpsichordist
integrationist
neurobiologist
pharmacologist
sentimentalist
abstractionist
aerodynamicist
aromatherapist
epistemologist
incrementalist
parasitologist
prosthodontist
restrictionist
spectroscopist
vivisectionist
antifederalist
antimilitarist
antimonarchist
antimonopolist
antiseparatist
associationist
biosystematist
bronchoscopist
chemotherapist
citriculturist
cooperationist
cytogeneticist
destructionist
dialectologist
ecclesiologist
floriculturist
geohydrologist
hydrobiologist
hypermodernist
indifferentist
kremlinologist
liturgiologist
metafictionist
neocolonialist

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15-letter words (47)

conservationist
instrumentalist
interventionist
ophthalmologist
photojournalist
physiotherapist
psychotherapist
endocrinologist
agriculturalist
assimilationist
constructionist
experimentalist
insurrectionist
preservationist
biotechnologist
conventionalist
cryptozoologist
geomorphologist
intellectualist
phenomenologist
quarterfinalist
resurrectionist
supernaturalist
antiabortionist
anticlericalist
anticolonialist
antimaterialist
antinationalist
antirationalist
chemotaxonomist
chronobiologist
colonizationist
confessionalist
daguerreotypist
emancipationist
geochronologist
governmentalist
hydrodynamicist
multilateralist
nonpsychiatrist
preformationist
pseudoscientist
psychobiologist
psychophysicist
roentgenologist
sedimentologist
superspecialist

Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.

Questions

How many words ending in IST are there?

Our word list has 1,125 words ending in IST. 44 of them are common everyday words.

What is the longest word ending in IST?

The longest have 15 letters, for example CONSERVATIONIST, INSTRUMENTALIST and INTERVENTIONIST.

Which word ending in IST scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, PSYCHOPHYSICIST scores 35 points, the most of any word ending in IST in our list.