sextain
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
Definition of sextain
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A stanza of six lines; a sestine or sestina.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin sextus (“sixth”), from sex (“six”). Compare Italian sestina. Doublet of sestina.
Words you can make from sextain
150 playable · top: ANTISEX (14 pts)
Best play antisex 14 points6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
32 words- AXITE 12 pts
- EXIST 12 pts
- EXITS 12 pts
- NEXTS 12 pts
- NIXES 12 pts
- SIXTE 12 pts
- TAXES 12 pts
- TAXIS 12 pts
- TEXAS 12 pts
- XENIA 12 pts
- ANISE 5 pts
- ANTES 5 pts
- ANTIS 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- ETNAS 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- NATES 5 pts
- NEATS 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- SAINT 5 pts
- SATIN 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- STAIN 5 pts
- STANE 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- TAINS 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TIANS 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
4-letter words
46 words- AXES 11 pts
- AXIS 11 pts
- EXIT 11 pts
- NEXT 11 pts
- NIXE 11 pts
- SEXT 11 pts
- TAXI 11 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- SAIN 4 pts
- SANE 4 pts
- SATE 4 pts
- SATI 4 pts
- SEAT 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SETA 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- STAN 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TANS 4 pts
- TASE 4 pts
- TEAS 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
3-letter words
43 words- AXE 10 pts
- NIX 10 pts
- SAX 10 pts
- SEX 10 pts
- SIX 10 pts
- TAX 10 pts
- TIX 10 pts
- XIS 10 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
2-letter words
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