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Is cloister a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cloister is a Scrabble US word. The word cloister is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is cloister a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cloister is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Yes. The word cloister is a Words With Friends word. The word cloister is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (4 found)

CLOISTER,COISTREL,COSTLIER,CREOLIST,

7-letter words (16 found)

CITOLES,COILERS,COLTERS,CORSITE,CORSLET,CORTILE,COSTREL,EROTICS,ESTRIOL,LECTORS,LICTORS,LOITERS,RECOILS,RELICTS,TERCIOS,TOILERS,

6-letter words (60 found)

CEORLS,CESTOI,CITERS,CITOLE,CLOSER,CLOSET,CLOTES,COILER,COLIES,COLTER,CORIES,CORSET,COSIER,COSTER,COTISE,CRESOL,EROTIC,ESCORT,ESCROL,LECTOR,LICTOR,LISTER,LITERS,LITRES,LOCIES,LOITER,LORICS,LORIES,OECIST,OILERS,ORIELS,OSTLER,RECITS,RECOIL,RECTOS,RELICS,RELICT,RELIST,REOILS,ROESTI,SCOTER,SCROTE,SECTOR,SLICER,SORTIE,STELIC,STERIC,STEROL,TELCOS,TERCIO,TILERS,TIROES,TOILER,TOILES,TORICS,TORIES,TORSEL,TRICES,TRIOLS,TRIOSE,

5-letter words (127 found)

CEILS,CELTS,CEORL,CEROS,CERTS,CESTI,CIELS,CIRES,CIRLS,CITER,CITES,CLIES,CLITS,CLOSE,CLOTE,CLOTS,COILS,COIRS,COITS,COLES,COLTS,CORES,CORSE,COSET,COSIE,COSTE,COTES,CREST,CRIES,CRIOS,CRISE,CRITS,CROST,EORLS,ERICS,ESCOT,ESTOC,ESTRO,ETICS,ICERS,ISLET,ISTLE,LEIRS,LIERS,LIROT,LITER,LITES,LITRE,LOCIE,LOCIS,LOIRS,LORES,LORIC,LORIS,LOSER,LOTES,LOTIC,OILER,OLEIC,ORIEL,ORLES,OSIER,RECIT,RECTI,RECTO,REIST,RELIC,RELIT,REOIL,RESIT,RESTO,RICES,RIELS,RILES,RIOTS,RITES,ROILS,ROIST,ROLES,ROSET,ROSIT,ROSTI,ROTES,ROTIS,ROTLS,SCORE,SERIC,SILER,SIROC,SLICE,SLIER,SOCLE,SOLEI,SOLER,SOREL,STEIL,STILE,STIRE,STOIC,STOLE,STORE,TEILS,TELCO,TELIC,TELOI,TELOS,TICES,TIERS,TILER,TILES,TIRES,TIRLS,TIROS,TOILE,TOILS,TOISE,TOLES,TORCS,TORES,TORIC,TORSE,TORSI,TRICE,TRIES,TRIOL,TRIOS,TROIS,

4-letter words (133 found)

CEIL,CELS,CELT,CERO,CERT,CIEL,CIRE,CIRL,CIST,CITE,CITO,CITS,CLIT,CLOT,COIL,COIR,COIT,COLE,COLS,COLT,CORE,CORS,COSE,COST,COTE,COTS,CRIS,CRIT,ECOS,ELTS,EORL,ERIC,EROS,ERST,ETIC,ICER,ICES,IRES,ISLE,LEIR,LEIS,LEST,LETS,LICE,LIER,LIES,LIRE,LIST,LITE,LITS,LOCI,LOIR,LORE,LOSE,LOST,LOTE,LOTI,LOTS,OILS,OLES,ORCS,ORES,ORLE,ORTS,OTIC,RECS,REIS,REOS,REST,RETS,RICE,RIEL,RILE,RIOT,RISE,RITE,RITS,ROCS,ROES,ROIL,ROLE,ROSE,ROST,ROTE,ROTI,ROTL,ROTS,SCOT,SECO,SECT,SEIL,SEIR,SICE,SILE,SILO,SILT,SIRE,SITE,SLIT,SLOE,SLOT,SOIL,SOLE,SOLI,SORE,SORI,SORT,STIE,STIR,TECS,TEIL,TELS,TICE,TICS,TIER,TIES,TILE,TILS,TIRE,TIRL,TIRO,TOCS,TOES,TOIL,TOLE,TORC,TORE,TORI,TORS,TOSE,TRES,TRIE,TRIO,

3-letter words (66 found)

CEL,CIS,CIT,COL,COR,COS,COT,ECO,ELS,ELT,ERS,EST,ICE,IOS,IRE,ISO,ITS,LEI,LES,LET,LIE,LIS,LIT,LOR,LOS,LOT,OES,OIL,OIS,OLE,ORC,ORE,ORS,ORT,OSE,REC,REI,REO,RES,RET,RIT,ROC,ROE,ROT,SEC,SEI,SEL,SER,SET,SIC,SIR,SIT,SOC,SOL,SOT,SRI,TEC,TEL,TES,TIC,TIE,TIL,TIS,TOC,TOE,TOR,

2-letter words (20 found)

EL,ER,ES,ET,IO,IS,IT,LI,LO,OE,OI,OR,OS,RE,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 427 words from cloister according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cloister

cloister

Alternative forms

  • cloistre (obsolete)

Etymology

Recorded since about 1300 as Middle English cloistre, borrowed from Old French cloistre, clostre, or via Old English clauster, both from Medieval Latin claustrum (“portion of monastery closed off to laity”), from Latin claustrum (“place shut in, bar, bolt, enclosure”), a derivation of the past participle of claudere (“to close”). Doublet of claustrum.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈklɔɪstə/
  • (US) enPR: kloiʹstər, IPA(key): /ˈklɔɪstɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪstə(ɹ)

Noun

cloister (plural cloisters)

  1. A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle; especially:
    1. such an arcade in a monastery;
    2. such an arcade fitted with representations of the stages of Christ's Passion.
  2. A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
  3. (figuratively) The monastic life.

Derived terms

  • cloisterer
  • cloisterless
  • cloisterlike
  • cloister vault
  • cloistral
  • cloistress
  • encloister

Related terms

  • claustrum
  • claustral
  • claustrophobia

Translations

Verb

cloister (third-person singular simple present cloisters, present participle cloistering, simple past and past participle cloistered)

  1. (intransitive) To become a Roman Catholic religious.
  2. (transitive) To confine in a cloister, voluntarily or not.
  3. (intransitive) To deliberately withdraw from worldly things.
  4. (transitive) To provide with a cloister or cloisters.
  5. (transitive) To protect or isolate.

Synonyms

  • (become a Catholic religious) enter religion

Derived terms

  • cloistered
  • uncloister

Related terms

  • claustration

Translations

See also

  • abbey
  • hermitage
  • monastery
  • nunnery

Anagrams

  • citolers, cloistre, coistrel, cortiles, costlier, creolist, sterolic

Middle English

Noun

cloister

  1. Alternative form of cloistre

Source: wiktionary.org