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Is cistern a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cistern is a Scrabble US word. The word cistern is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

C3I1S1T1E1R1N1

Is cistern a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cistern is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

C3I1S1T1E1R1N1

Is cistern a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cistern is a Words With Friends word. The word cistern is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4I1S1T1E1R1N2

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7-letter words (2 found)

CISTERN,CRETINS,

6-letter words (21 found)

CITERS,CRETIN,CRINES,ESTRIN,INCEST,INERTS,INSECT,INSERT,INTERS,NICEST,NITERS,NITRES,RECITS,SCIENT,SCRINE,SINTER,STERIC,STRINE,TRICES,TRIENS,TRINES,

5-letter words (57 found)

CENTS,CERTS,CESTI,CINES,CIRES,CITER,CITES,CREST,CRIES,CRINE,CRISE,CRITS,ERICS,ETICS,ICERS,INERT,INSET,INTER,NEIST,NERTS,NICER,NITER,NITES,NITRE,RECIT,RECTI,REINS,REIST,RENTS,RESIN,RESIT,RICES,RINES,RINSE,RISEN,RITES,SCENT,SENTI,SERIC,SERIN,SIENT,SINCE,SIREN,SNIRT,STEIN,STERN,STIRE,TEINS,TERNS,TICES,TIERS,TINES,TIRES,TRICE,TRIES,TRINE,TRINS,

4-letter words (63 found)

CENS,CENT,CERT,CINE,CIRE,CIST,CITE,CITS,CRIS,CRIT,ENTS,ERIC,ERNS,ERST,ETIC,ICER,ICES,IRES,NEST,NETS,NICE,NIES,NITE,NITS,RECS,REIN,REIS,RENS,RENT,REST,RETS,RICE,RINE,RINS,RISE,RITE,RITS,SECT,SEIR,SENT,SICE,SIEN,SINE,SIRE,SITE,SNIT,STEN,STIE,STIR,TECS,TEIN,TENS,TERN,TICE,TICS,TIER,TIES,TINE,TINS,TIRE,TRES,TRIE,TRIN,

3-letter words (38 found)

CIS,CIT,ENS,ERN,ERS,EST,ICE,INS,IRE,ITS,NET,NIE,NIS,NIT,REC,REI,REN,RES,RET,RIN,RIT,SEC,SEI,SEN,SER,SET,SIC,SIN,SIR,SIT,SRI,TEC,TEN,TES,TIC,TIE,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (13 found)

EN,ER,ES,ET,IN,IS,IT,NE,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 195 words from cistern according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cistern

cistern

Etymology

From Middle English cisterne, from Old French cisterne (Modern French citerne) from Latin cisterna, from cista (“box”), from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “box”). Doublet of cisterna.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪs.tən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪs.tɚn/
  • Rhymes: -ɪstə(ɹ)n

Noun

cistern (plural cisterns)

  1. A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
    • 1913, A.C. Cotter, Catholic Encyclopedia, "Wells in Scripture",
      Their extreme necessity is attested by the countless number of old, unused cisterns with which the Holy Land is literally honeycombed.
  2. In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.
  3. A cisterna.
  4. The vessel surrounding the condenser in a steam engine.

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Translations

Anagrams

  • cinters, cretins, crinets, increst

Swedish

Noun

cistern c

  1. cistern, tank

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