What it means
- (noun) A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water. “The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.”
- (verb) To deposit material as a sediment.
- (verb) To be deposited as a sediment.
Letter analysis
- Sediments contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
Sub-words
- destines
- sediment
- demises
- densest
- destine
- dimness
- dissent
- nemesis
- snidest
- demise
- denies
- denims
- desist
- emends
- insets
- menses
- messed
- minted
- missed
- misted
- nested
- sensed
- smites
- steeds
- steins
- tensed
- tenses
- deems
- deism
- denim
- dense
- dents
- diets
- dimes
- dines
- edits
- emend
- emits
- inset
- items
- meets
- mends
- meted
- metes
- midst
- miens
- minds
- mined
- mines
- mints
- mists
- mites
- needs
- nests
- nites
- seeds
- seems
- semen
- semis
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with SED
- sedan
- sedans
- sedate
- sedated
- sedately
- sedater
- sedates
- sedatest
- sedating
- sedation
- sedative
- sedatives
- sedentary
- sedge
- sediment
- sedimentary
- sedimentation
- sedition
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Words ending with NTS
Common questions
What does Sediments mean?
A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
How many letters are in Sediments?
Sediments has 9 letters.
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