subsist

VERB /səb'sɪst/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

subsist is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1B3S1I1S1T1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING

What does subsist mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Support oneself.

“Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day”