# whist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɪst/ · frequency rank #59,812

## Definitions
1. Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
2. A session of playing this card game.

## Etymology
Alteration of whisk, perhaps so called from the notion of “whisking” up cards after each trick. Altered perhaps on assumption that the word was an interjection invoking silence, by influence of whist (“silent”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/whist