Wister

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Owen Wister, an American author (1860-1938) best known for writing the Western novel The Virginian.

“Wister's fiction helped define the literary image of the American cowboy.”

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Wordle

Proper noun origin, contains W, I, S, T, E, R, six distinct letters

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Worth 9 points, proper nouns are not valid in Scrabble, use only if rules allow

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Anagrams of Wister

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

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