CISTERNA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CISTERNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CISTERNA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CISTERNA is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CISTERNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CISTERNA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CISTERNA, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CISTERNA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CISTERNA
- All 8 letters of CISTERNA are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 7 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CISTERNA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A sac or enlarged space in the body that holds fluid, such as lymph or cerebrospinal fluid.
In anatomy a cisterna is a reservoir-like cavity, and several are named by position, such as those at the base of the brain. The plural is cisternae, and the word is the Latin source of English "cistern".
How CISTERNA is used
Cisterna is an anatomical term used in medicine and biology texts.
- Fluid collects in the cisterna beneath the brain.
- The scan clearly showed an enlarged cisterna.
- A cisterna of lymph lies near the spine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CISTERNA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CISTERNA
The 8 tiles of CISTERNA in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with CISTERNA
2 longer words begin with CISTERNA.
Shorter words from the letters in CISTERNA
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Common questions about CISTERNA
- Is CISTERNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CISTERNA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CISTERNA worth?
- CISTERNA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CISTERNA mean?
- A sac or enlarged space in the body that holds fluid, such as lymph or cerebrospinal fluid.
- What letters can be added to CISTERNA?
- CISTERNA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CISTERNA:
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