SEXTET is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SEXTET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEXTET?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEXTET is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEXTET
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEXTET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SEXTET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 301,023.
What does SEXTET mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A group of six singers or players, or a piece of music written for six performers.
In music a sextet can be the ensemble itself or the composition it plays, and string sextets by Brahms are among the best known. Outside music the word can mean any set of six things or people regarded together, such as a sextet of tall windows. It is built from the Latin word for six, in the same way as quartet and quintet.
How SEXTET is used
Used mainly in music; the general meaning of six things together is less common.
- The sextet rehearsed the slow movement all afternoon.
- She wrote a sextet for two violins, two violas and two cellos.
- A sextet of singers took the stage after the interval.
- The sextet of tall windows faced the sea.
- Our school jazz sextet won the regional prize.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEXTET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEXTET
5 longer words begin with SEXTET.
Shorter words from the letters in SEXTET
Common questions about SEXTET
- Is SEXTET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEXTET, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEXTET worth?
- SEXTET is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEXTET mean?
- A group of six singers or players, or a piece of music written for six performers.
- What letters can be added to SEXTET?
- SEXTET takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SEXTET:
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