Definition
- (noun) The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.
- (noun) The group of Roman Catholic cardinals locked in a conclave until they elect a new pope; the body of cardinals.
- (noun) A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.
Word stats
- Conclaves contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 16.
Words you can build
- conceals
- conclave
- alcoves
- cancels
- coevals
- concave
- conceal
- alcove
- calves
- cancel
- canoes
- cleans
- clones
- cloven
- cloves
- coeval
- covens
- lances
- loaves
- navels
- novels
- oceans
- sconce
- sloven
- solace
- vocals
- aeons
- aloes
- alone
- calve
- canes
- canoe
- caves
- clans
- clean
- clone
- close
- clove
- coals
- colas
- cones
- coven
- coves
- laces
- lance
- lanes
- leans
- loans
- loves
- navel
- naves
- noels
- novae
- novas
- novel
- ocean
- ovals
- ovens
- salon
Word neighbours
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with CON
- con
- concatenate
- concatenated
- concatenates
- concatenating
- concatenation
- concatenations
- concave
- concavities
- concavity
- conceal
- concealed
- concealing
- concealment
- conceals
- concede
- conceded
- concedes
See all words starting with CON →
Words ending with VES
Frequently asked questions
What does Conclaves mean?
The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.
How many letters are in Conclaves?
Conclaves has 9 letters.
Solve more words
Find words from your own letters with our free puzzle tools.