SEXTAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SEXTAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEXTAIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEXTAIN is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEXTAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sextainsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEXTAIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SEXTAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does SEXTAIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
rareliterary
A stanza or poem of six lines.
Sextain is a technical term from the study of verse. It simply counts the lines, unlike a sestina, which is a long and complicated form with a fixed pattern of repeated end words.
How SEXTAIN is used
Sextain is used in poetry criticism when a six-line stanza has to be named exactly.
- The poem ends with a single sextain.
- Each verse is a sextain rhyming ababcc.
- The student marked every sextain in the old ballad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEXTAIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEXTAIN
The 7 tiles of SEXTAIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SEXTAIN
1 longer words begin with SEXTAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in SEXTAIN
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Common questions about SEXTAIN
- Is SEXTAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEXTAIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEXTAIN worth?
- SEXTAIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEXTAIN mean?
- A stanza or poem of six lines.
- What letters can be added to SEXTAIN?
- SEXTAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SEXTAIN:
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