Definition of sextants

"sextants" in the noun sense

1. sextant

a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees

2. sextant

a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects resembles an octant

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sextants in Scrabble®

The word sextants is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters sextants:

SEXTANTS
(144)
SEXTANTS
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

sextant

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word sextants

SEXTANTS
(144)
SEXTANTS
(144)
SEXTANTS
(96)
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(96)
SEXTANTS
(69)
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(62)
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(60)
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(60)
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(48)
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(19)
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(19)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(17)
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(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In sextants

SEXTANTS
(144)
SEXTANTS
(144)
SEXTANT
(116 = 66 + 50)
SEXTANT
(110 = 60 + 50)
SEXTANT
(106 = 56 + 50)
SEXTANTS
(96)
SEXTANTS
(96)
SEXTANT
(96 = 46 + 50)
SEXTANT
(95 = 45 + 50)
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(95 = 45 + 50)
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(95 = 45 + 50)
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(95 = 45 + 50)
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(95 = 45 + 50)
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(95 = 45 + 50)
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(95 = 45 + 50)
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(94 = 44 + 50)
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(92 = 42 + 50)
SEXTANT
(82 = 32 + 50)
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(82 = 32 + 50)
SEXTANT
(82 = 32 + 50)
SEXTANT
(82 = 32 + 50)
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(82 = 32 + 50)
SEXTANT
(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
SEXTANT
(78 = 28 + 50)
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(78 = 28 + 50)
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(78 = 28 + 50)
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(78 = 28 + 50)
SEXTANT
(78 = 28 + 50)
SEXTANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
SEXTANT
(73 = 23 + 50)
SEXTANT
(73 = 23 + 50)
SEXTANTS
(69)
SEXTANT
(68 = 18 + 50)
SEXTANT
(68 = 18 + 50)
SEXTANT
(67 = 17 + 50)
SEXTANT
(66 = 16 + 50)
SEXTANT
(66 = 16 + 50)
SEXTANT
(66 = 16 + 50)
SEXTANT
(66 = 16 + 50)
SEXTANT
(66 = 16 + 50)
SEXTANT
(65 = 15 + 50)
SEXTAN
(63)
EXTANT
(63)
SEXTANTS
(62)
SEXTANTS
(60)
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(60)
EXTANT
(58)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(46)
EXTANT
(42)
EXTANT
(42)
EXTANT
(42)
EXTANT
(42)
EXTANT
(42)
SEXTAN
(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
EXTANT
(42)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
EXTANT
(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
SEXTANTS
(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
NEXT
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
NEXT
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SEXTANTS
(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
EXTANT
(31)
SAX
(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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SEXTANTS
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(28)
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(28)
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(28)
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(28)
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(28)
SEXT
(27)
EX
(27)
AX
(27)
TEXT
(27)
AXES
(27)
AX
(27)
NEXT
(27)
EX
(27)
EXTANT
(26)

sextants in Words With Friends™

The word sextants is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters sextants:

SEXTANT
(134 = 99 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

sextant

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word sextants

SEXTANTS
(108)
SEXTANTS
(108)
SEXTANTS
(102)
SEXTANTS
(102)
SEXTANTS
(68)
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(68)
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(66)
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(66)
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(64)
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(64)
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(64)
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(60)
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(60)
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(54)
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(54)
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(48)
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(40)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(26)
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(19)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
SEXTANTS
(17)
SEXTANTS
(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In sextants

SEXTANT
(134 = 99 + 35)
SEXTANTS
(108)
SEXTANTS
(108)
SEXTANTS
(102)
SEXTANTS
(102)
SEXTANT
(98 = 63 + 35)
SEXTANT
(97 = 62 + 35)
SEXTAN
(96)
SEXTANT
(95 = 60 + 35)
SEXTANT
(95 = 60 + 35)
SEXTANT
(95 = 60 + 35)
SEXTANT
(92 = 57 + 35)
SEXTANT
(92 = 57 + 35)
SEXTANT
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXTANT
(90)
SEXTAN
(90)
SEXTANT
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEXTANT
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEXTANT
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEXTANT
(86 = 51 + 35)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
SEXTANT
(81 = 46 + 35)
SEXTANT
(73 = 38 + 35)
SEXTANT
(69 = 34 + 35)
SEXTANT
(69 = 34 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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(68 = 33 + 35)
SEXTANTS
(68)
SEXTANT
(68 = 33 + 35)
SEXTANTS
(68)
SEXTANT
(67 = 32 + 35)
SEXTANT
(67 = 32 + 35)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
SEXTANTS
(66)
SEXTANTS
(66)
SEXTANT
(65 = 30 + 35)
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(65 = 30 + 35)
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(65 = 30 + 35)
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(65 = 30 + 35)
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(65 = 30 + 35)
SEXTANT
(65 = 30 + 35)
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(65 = 30 + 35)
SEXTANTS
(64)
SEXTANTS
(64)
SEXTANTS
(64)
SEXTAN
(60)
SEXTANT
(60 = 25 + 35)
SEXTANTS
(60)
SEXTANT
(60 = 25 + 35)
EXTANT
(60)
SEXTANTS
(60)
SEXTANT
(60 = 25 + 35)
SEXTANT
(59 = 24 + 35)
SEXTANT
(59 = 24 + 35)
SEXTANT
(58 = 23 + 35)
SEXTAN
(56)
SEXTANT
(56 = 21 + 35)
EXTANT
(56)
EXTANT
(56)
SEXTAN
(56)
SEXTANTS
(54)
EXTANT
(54)
EXTANT
(54)
SEXTAN
(54)
EXTANT
(54)
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(54)
SEXTANT
(54 = 19 + 35)
SEXTANT
(53 = 18 + 35)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
SEXTANT
(50 = 15 + 35)
SEXTAN
(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
EXTANT
(48)
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(48)
EXTANT
(48)
EXTANT
(48)
SEXTS
(48)
EXTANT
(48)
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TEXTS
(48)
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(48)
SEXTAN
(44)
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EXTANT
(42)
EXTANT
(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
SEXTAN
(42)
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(42)
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(42)
SEXTAN
(42)
TEXTS
(42)
SEXTANTS
(40)
TEXT
(39)
STATEN
(39)
AXES
(39)
SANEST
(39)
SEXT
(39)
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(39)
TEXT
(39)
SEXT
(39)
STENTS
(39)
SAXES
(36)
SEXTS
(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
TEXTS
(36)
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(36)
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(36)
NEXT
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SEXTAN
(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
NEXT
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SEXTANTS
(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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Words within the letters of sextants

2 letter words in sextants (7 words)

3 letter words in sextants (19 words)

6 letter words in sextants (8 words)

7 letter words in sextants (1 word)

8 letter words in sextants (1 word)

Words containing the sequence sextants

Words that start with sextants (1 word)

Words with sextants in them (1 word)

Words that end with sextants (1 word)

Word Growth involving sextants

Shorter words in sextants

an ant ants

an ant extant sextant

ex extant sextant

an tan extant sextant

ta tan extant sextant

ex sex sext sextan sextant

an tan sextan sextant

ta tan sextan sextant

Longer words containing sextants

(No longer words found)