CLOISTRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CLOISTRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLOISTRESS?
| 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 CLOISTRESS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLOISTRESS
No single letter turns CLOISTRESS into another word.
How CLOISTRESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CLOISTRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLOISTRESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLOISTRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A woman who lives in a cloister, especially a nun.
Cloistress is an old-fashioned word that survives mainly in historical and literary writing. It stresses the enclosed life behind convent walls rather than the religious office itself.
How CLOISTRESS is used
Cloistress is rare today and belongs to poetry and period writing.
- The cloistress spent her days in prayer and study.
- In the old poem, a young cloistress watches the road from her window.
- Shakespeare uses the word cloistress for a nun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLOISTRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLOISTRESS
1 longer words begin with CLOISTRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CLOISTRESS
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Common questions about CLOISTRESS
- Is CLOISTRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLOISTRESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLOISTRESS worth?
- CLOISTRESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLOISTRESS mean?
- A woman who lives in a cloister, especially a nun.
- What letters can be added to CLOISTRESS?
- No single letter can be added to CLOISTRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CLOISTRESS:
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