The word cistern is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • cistern n. A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
  • cistern n. In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.
  • cistern n. A cisterna.

23 valid words from 3 definitions

AND CATCHING CISTERNA CONTAINER ESPECIALLY FLUSH FLUSHING FOR HELD HOLDING IN IS LATER OR RAINWATER RESERVOIR TANK THE TOILET USE USED WATER WHICH

9 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

CIS CIST ER ERN IS ST STERN TE TERN

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ET RE RET RETS SI SIC

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

CRETINS

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

CITTERN

4 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

CISTERNA CISTERNS CISTERNAE CISTERNAL

32 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A CANISTER CARNIEST CERATINS CISTERNA CREATINS NACRITES SCANTIER TACRINES
+E CENTRIES ENTERICS ENTICERS SCIENTER SECRETIN
+G CRESTING
+H CHRISTEN CITHERNS CITHRENS SNITCHER
+I CITRINES CRINITES INCITERS
+K STRICKEN
+M CENTRISM
+O COINTERS CORNIEST NOTICERS RECTIONS
+P SPECTRIN
+S CISTERNS
+T CENTRIST CITTERNS
+U CURNIEST

21 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-C ESTRIN INERTS INSERT INTERS NITERS NITRES SINTER STRINE TRIENS TRINES
-N CITERS RECITS STERIC TRICES
-R INCEST INSECT NICEST SCIENT
-S CRETIN
-T CRINES SCRINE

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 18155 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 85774 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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