How to spell wrist

hear itwrist/rɪst/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: A joint between the hand and arm.

In a sentence: She wore a shiny bracelet on her wrist.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as rist or wristt.

Same family: wristband, wristwatch, wristlet, sprain, joint. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "wrist" comes from Old English "wrist" or "wræst," related to a verb meaning "to twist," because the wrist is the twisting joint between the hand and the arm.

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