What it means
- (noun) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.
- (noun) One sixth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 60°.
- (noun) One of six groups of adjacent teeth, excluding the wisdom teeth. The front sextants go from canine to canine, and there are sextants on the right and left of these. See w:Periodontal examination.
Letter analysis
- Sextants contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
Sub-words
- sextant
- assent
- extant
- sanest
- states
- stents
- tastes
- antes
- asset
- nests
- sates
- saxes
- seats
- state
- stats
- stent
- taste
- taxes
- teats
- tents
- tests
- texts
- ante
- ants
- assn
- asst
- axes
- east
- eats
- neat
- nest
- nets
- next
- sane
- sans
- sate
- seas
- seat
- sent
- sets
- stat
- tans
- tats
- teas
- teat
- tens
- tent
- test
- text
- ant
- ass
- ate
- axe
- eat
- est
- eta
- net
- sat
- sax
Related words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with SEX
- sex
- sexagenarian
- sexagenarians
- sexed
- sexes
- sexier
- sexiest
- sexily
- sexiness
- sexing
- sexism
- sexist
- sexists
- sexless
- sexpot
- sexpots
- sextant
- sextet
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Words ending with NTS
Common questions
What does Sextants mean?
A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.
How many letters are in Sextants?
Sextants has 8 letters.
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