Bister

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment produced by boiling wood soot.

“The draughtsman used diluted bister to add warm shadow washes to his sketches.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

bis·ter

Related Words

Synonyms

brown

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Shares many letters with SISTER and BITTER, placing S and T early narrows choices quickly

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, note that BISTRE is the standard British spelling and also valid for scoring

Words Related to Bister

Anagrams of Bister

Words that use exactly the same letters as “bister”.

bestir biters tribes

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “bister” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

baster bester bitter buster lister mister sister wister

Words you can make from Bister

Shorter words formed from the letters in “bister”.

besit betis biers birse biset biter bites brest bries brise brist brite brits btise iters reist resit ribes rites steri stire tiber tiers tires

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “bister”.

barites bestirs bestrid bisters bistred bistres bitters blister brisket bristle bustier

Longer words starting with Bister

Words that begin with “bister”.

bisters

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