minster

Meanings

Plural: minsters

Noun

any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
A monastic church.
A cathedral church without any monastic connection.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English menstre (see mynisterie), from Old English mynster, from Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “monastery; solitary dwelling”). Doublet of monastery.

Scrabble Score: 9

minster is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
minster is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
minster is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

minster is a valid Words With Friends word