CISTERN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CISTERN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CISTERN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CISTERN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CISTERN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CISTERN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CISTERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does CISTERN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tank or reservoir for storing water.
In many houses the cistern sits above the toilet and fills after each flush. Older towns also dug a large cistern underground to catch rainwater for dry months.
How CISTERN is used
The word cistern is common in plumbing and also in descriptions of old water supplies.
- The cistern in the bathroom needs a new valve.
- A stone cistern under the courtyard held rainwater for the whole village.
- We heard the cistern refilling after the flush.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CISTERN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CISTERN
The 7 tiles of CISTERN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CISTERN
4 longer words begin with CISTERN.
Shorter words from the letters in CISTERN
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Common questions about CISTERN
- Is CISTERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CISTERN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CISTERN worth?
- CISTERN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CISTERN mean?
- A tank or reservoir for storing water.
- What letters can be added to CISTERN?
- CISTERN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CISTERN:
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