What it means
- (noun) A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening, constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological functioning. “the iris sphincter in the eye”
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Letter analysis
- Sphincter contains 9 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 16.
Related words
Other 9-letter words
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- abdicated
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- abdominal
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- abhorrent
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Words starting with SPH
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Words ending with TER
Sub-words
- christen
- pitchers
- ciphers
- cistern
- cretins
- ethnics
- inspect
- pincers
- pinches
- pitcher
- pitches
- princes
- richest
- triceps
- chirps
- cipher
- cretin
- enrich
- ethics
- ethnic
- incest
- inches
- insect
- insert
- instep
- inters
- itches
- nicest
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- pectin
- perish
- pincer
- prices
- priest
- prince
- prints
- riches
- ripens
- ripest
- script
- septic
- shiner
- shrine
- sniper
- snitch
- spinet
- sprint
- sprite
- stench
- stripe
- theirs
- thrice
- trench
- cents
- chest
- chins
- chips
- chirp
- chits
Common questions
What does Sphincter mean?
A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening, constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological functioning.
How many letters are in Sphincter?
Sphincter has 9 letters.
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