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Is cloture a Scrabble word?

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

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Is cloture a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is cloture a Words With Friends word?

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

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7-letter words (3 found)

CLOTURE,CLOUTER,COULTER,

6-letter words (11 found)

COLTER,COLURE,COUTER,CROUTE,CULTER,CUTLER,ELUTOR,LECTOR,OUTLER,RELUCT,TROULE,

5-letter words (26 found)

CEORL,CLOTE,CLOUR,CLOUT,COURE,COURT,CROUT,CRUEL,CRUET,CULET,CURET,CUTER,ERUCT,LEUCO,LOURE,LUCRE,LUTER,OUTER,OUTRE,RECTO,RECUT,ROULE,ROUTE,TELCO,TRUCE,ULCER,

4-letter words (43 found)

CELT,CERO,CERT,CLOT,CLOU,CLUE,COLE,COLT,CORE,COTE,COUR,CRUE,CULT,CURE,CURL,CURT,CUTE,ECRU,EORL,EURO,LORE,LOTE,LOUR,LOUT,LUCE,LURE,LUTE,ORLE,ROLE,ROTE,ROTL,ROUE,ROUL,ROUT,RULE,TOLE,TOLU,TORC,TORE,TOUR,TROU,TRUE,TULE,

3-letter words (40 found)

CEL,COL,COR,COT,CRU,CUE,CUR,CUT,ECO,ECU,ELT,LET,LEU,LOR,LOT,LOU,LUR,OLE,ORC,ORE,ORT,OUR,OUT,REC,REO,RET,ROC,ROE,ROT,RUC,RUE,RUT,TEC,TEL,TOC,TOE,TOR,ULE,URE,UTE,

2-letter words (12 found)

EL,ER,ET,LO,OE,OR,OU,RE,TE,TO,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 136 words from cloture according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cloture

cloture

Etymology

Borrowed from French clôture (“closure”). Doublet of closure and clausure.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: klō'chûr
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkloʊ.t͡ʃɝ/, /ˈkloʊ.t͡ʃɚ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkloʊ.tjʊə(ɹ)/

Noun

cloture (countable and uncountable, plural clotures)

  1. (law, politics, chiefly US) In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate.

Alternative forms

  • clôture

Synonyms

  • closure

Related terms

  • claustrophobia
  • cloister

Translations

Verb

cloture (third-person singular simple present clotures, present participle cloturing, simple past and past participle clotured)

  1. To end legislative debate by this means.

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References

Further reading

  • cloture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Coulter, clouter, coulter, lectour

Source: wiktionary.org