castanet
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
Definition of castanet
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (in-plural)A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.
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Etymology
From Spanish castañeta, diminutive form of castaña, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia, “chestnut”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin. Related to the chest in chestnut, formerly chesten.
Words you can make from castanet
147 playable · top: CATENAS (9 pts)
Best play catenas 9 points6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
35 words- ACETA 7 pts
- ACNES 7 pts
- CANES 7 pts
- CANST 7 pts
- CANTS 7 pts
- CASTE 7 pts
- CATES 7 pts
- CENTS 7 pts
- CESTA 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- SCANT 7 pts
- SCATT 7 pts
- SCENA 7 pts
- SCENT 7 pts
- TACAN 7 pts
- TACES 7 pts
- TACET 7 pts
- TACTS 7 pts
- TECTA 7 pts
- ANSAE 5 pts
- ANTAE 5 pts
- ANTAS 5 pts
- ANTES 5 pts
- ETNAS 5 pts
- NATES 5 pts
- NEATS 5 pts
- NETTS 5 pts
- STANE 5 pts
- STATE 5 pts
- STENT 5 pts
- TASTE 5 pts
- TATES 5 pts
- TEATS 5 pts
- TENTS 5 pts
- TESTA 5 pts
4-letter words
55 words- ACES 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- ACTS 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANS 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CASA 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CAST 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CATS 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- SCAN 6 pts
- SCAT 6 pts
- SECT 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TACT 6 pts
- TECS 6 pts
- ANAS 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANSA 4 pts
- ANTA 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- ASEA 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NETT 4 pts
- SANE 4 pts
- SATE 4 pts
- SEAT 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SETA 4 pts
- SETT 4 pts
- STAN 4 pts
- STAT 4 pts
- STET 4 pts
- TANS 4 pts
- TASE 4 pts
- TATE 4 pts
- TATS 4 pts
- TEAS 4 pts
- TEAT 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
- TENT 4 pts
- TEST 4 pts
- TETS 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- SAC 5 pts
- SEC 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- ATT 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TAT 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
2-letter words
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