Definition of sphincter

"sphincter" in the noun sense

1. sphincter, anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle

a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening

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sphincter in Scrabble®

The word sphincter 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: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters sphincter:

SPHINCTER

(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (24 words)

chipset, ciphers, cistern, cithern, cithers, cretins, crispen, ethnics, inchers, inspect, pectins, phrenic, pincers, pincher, pinches, pitcher, pitches, princes, pterins, repitch, richest, sphenic, spheric, triceps

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word sphincter

SPHINCTER

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

SPHINCTER

(171)

SPHINCTER

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SPHINCTER

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sphincter in Words With Friends™

The word sphincter 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: 18

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

SPHINCTER

(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (24 words)

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SPHINCTER

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SPHINCTER

(252)

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CIPHERS

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PECTINS

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Words within the letters of sphincter

2 letter words in sphincter (10 words)

eh en he hi in is it pe pi re

3 letter words in sphincter (41 words)

chi cis ens hen her hes het hic hip his hit ice ins ire its net nip nit pen per pet phi pie pin pis pit psi rip set she sic sin sip sir sit ten the tic tie tin tip

4 letter words in sphincter (76 words)

5 letter words in sphincter (86 words)

6 letter words in sphincter (54 words)

7 letter words in sphincter (24 words)

chipset ciphers cistern cithern cithers cretins crispen ethnics inchers inspect pectins phrenic pincers pincher pinches pitcher pitches princes pterins repitch richest sphenic spheric triceps

8 letter words in sphincter (5 words)

christen citherns pinscher pitchers snitcher

9 letter words in sphincter (1 word)

sphincter

sphincter + 1 blank (1 word)

sphincters

sphincter + 2 blanks (5 words)

nonpitchers pentarchies pitchperson sphincteral sphincteric

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Words containing the sequence sphincter

Words that start with sphincter (16 words)

sphincter sphincteral sphincteralgia sphincteralgias sphincterate sphincterectomies sphincterectomy sphincterial sphincteric sphincteroscope sphincteroscopes sphincterotome sphincterotomes sphincterotomies sphincterotomy sphincters

Words with sphincter in them (1 word)

sphincter

Words that end with sphincter (1 word)

sphincter

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Word Growth involving sphincter

Shorter words in sphincter

hi phi

Longer words containing sphincter

sphincteral sphincteralgia sphincteralgias

sphincterate

sphincterectomies

sphincterectomy

sphincterial

sphincteric

sphincteroscope sphincteroscopes

sphincterotome sphincterotomes

sphincterotomies

sphincterotomy

sphincters