cloister
NOUNVERB
/klɔɪstər/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
cloister is a valid 8-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3L1O1I1S1T1E1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does cloister mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
2
A courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions).
BROADER
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister.
“She cloistered herself in the office”
BROADER
2
Surround with a cloister.
“cloister the garden”
BROADER
3
Surround with a cloister, as of a garden.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of cloister
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