cloister
Cloister can refer to a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) or residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery). As a verb, cloister can mean to surround with a cloister, as of a garden or seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister.
Length
8
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
CL
Ends
TER
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CLOISTER” Mean?
/ˈklɔɪstə/
cloister has 5 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesresidence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
Verb
3 sensessurround with a cloister, as of a garden
surround with a cloister
“cloister the garden”
seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
“She cloistered herself in the office”
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
Length
8 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
R
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
C, L, O, I, S, T, E, R
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CLOISTER has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CLOISTER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CLOISTER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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★★★★☆CLOISTER uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CCVVCCVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
CL, LO, OI, IS, ST, TE, ER
Trigrams
CLO, LOI, OIS, IST, STE, TER
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