CLOISTRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CLOISTRAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLOISTRAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLOISTRAL is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLOISTRAL
No single letter turns CLOISTRAL into another word.
How CLOISTRAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CLOISTRAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLOISTRAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLOISTRAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Belonging to or typical of a cloister, with the quiet and seclusion of religious communal life.
The word carries a mood more than a place: it suggests silence, restraint and withdrawal from ordinary affairs. Writers use cloistral for gardens, habits and routines that feel monastic even when no monastery is involved.
How CLOISTRAL is used
Found mostly in literary or descriptive prose about monasteries, convents and secluded settings.
- The cloistral hush of the library made everyone whisper.
- She led a cloistral life, rarely leaving her study.
- Ivy covered the cloistral walls of the old abbey.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLOISTRAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CLOISTRAL
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Common questions about CLOISTRAL
- Is CLOISTRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLOISTRAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLOISTRAL worth?
- CLOISTRAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLOISTRAL mean?
- Belonging to or typical of a cloister, with the quiet and seclusion of religious communal life.
- What letters can be added to CLOISTRAL?
- No single letter can be added to CLOISTRAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CLOISTRAL:
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