cloister

/klɔɪstər/ nounverb
8 letters2 syllables10 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1

Residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery).

2

A courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions).

VERB
1

Seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister.

“She cloistered herself in the office”

2

Surround with a cloister.

“cloister the garden”

3

Surround with a cloister, as of a garden.

WORD FORMS
Related formcloistral
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
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Starts & ends withC … R
Syllablesclois · ter
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