Gist is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.
You can make 28 anagrams from letters in gist (gist).
1720-30; Anglo-French (cest action) gist (this matter) lies, 3rd singular present indicative of Anglo-French, Old French gesir to lie ≪ Latin jacēre
I want to have the gist of them before the London Syndicate sees them.
In pamphlet form the gist of it started upon the rounds of Europe.
That, as far as Mary understood anything about it, was the gist of the story.
One niece of a victim wrote her a letter, the gist of which was, “Lois Robison, shut up,” she said.
I don't know that I could repeat it word for word, but I could certainly give the gist of it.
Mrs. Kennedy, interpreting the gist of the exchange, signaled to White that Camelot must be kept in the text.
But, in short, the gist of this argument is: Afghanistan's a loser.
Now, Smith, you've given me the gist of the matter, haven't you?
That has been the gist of Axelson's repeated communications.
And this was the gist of most of the expressed sentiments which came to him.