incessant
Valid in Scrabble
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- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
/ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/
Definition of incessant
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
“The dog's incessant barking kept the girl awake all night.”
“[…] incessant interferings and bickerings, in every country, between the secular powers and the ecclesiastical.”
“The face of Nature may be compared to a yielding surface, with ten thousand sharp wedges packed close together and driven inwards by incessant blows, sometimes one wedge being struck, and then another with greater force.”
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Etymology
From Late Middle English incessaunte, from Late Latin incessāns, incessantem, from Latin in- + cessāns.
Words you can make from incessant
200+ playable · top: INSTANCES (11 pts)
Best play instances 11 points8-letter words
8 words7-letter words
30 words- ACETINS 9 pts
- ANCIENT 9 pts
- ASCENTS 9 pts
- ASCITES 9 pts
- CANINES 9 pts
- CASEINS 9 pts
- CASSINE 9 pts
- CINEAST 9 pts
- ECTASIS 9 pts
- ENCINAS 9 pts
- INCANTS 9 pts
- INCASES 9 pts
- INCENTS 9 pts
- INCESTS 9 pts
- INSECTS 9 pts
- NASCENT 9 pts
- SECANTS 9 pts
- STANCES 9 pts
- STANNIC 9 pts
- ENTASIS 7 pts
- INANEST 7 pts
- NASTIES 7 pts
- SEITANS 7 pts
- SENNITS 7 pts
- SESTINA 7 pts
- SIENNAS 7 pts
- SINNETS 7 pts
- STANINE 7 pts
- TANSIES 7 pts
- TISANES 7 pts
6-letter words
54 words- ACETIN 8 pts
- ACTINS 8 pts
- ANTICS 8 pts
- ASCENT 8 pts
- CANINE 8 pts
- CANNIE 8 pts
- CASEIN 8 pts
- CASTES 8 pts
- CENTAI 8 pts
- CENTAS 8 pts
- CESTAS 8 pts
- ENACTS 8 pts
- ENATIC 8 pts
- ENCINA 8 pts
- INCANT 8 pts
- INCASE 8 pts
- INCENT 8 pts
- INCEST 8 pts
- INSECT 8 pts
- NASTIC 8 pts
- NICEST 8 pts
- SAICES 8 pts
- SCANTS 8 pts
- SCENAS 8 pts
- SCENTS 8 pts
- SECANT 8 pts
- STANCE 8 pts
- TANNIC 8 pts
- ANENST 6 pts
- ANISES 6 pts
- ASSENT 6 pts
- INANES 6 pts
- INNATE 6 pts
- INSANE 6 pts
- INSETS 6 pts
- SAINTS 6 pts
- SANEST 6 pts
- SANIES 6 pts
- SANSEI 6 pts
- SATINS 6 pts
- SEITAN 6 pts
- SENNAS 6 pts
- SENNIT 6 pts
- SIENNA 6 pts
- SIESTA 6 pts
- SINNET 6 pts
- STAINS 6 pts
- STANES 6 pts
- STEINS 6 pts
- TASSIE 6 pts
- TENIAS 6 pts
- TENNIS 6 pts
- TINEAS 6 pts
- TISANE 6 pts
5-letter words
73 words- ACNES 7 pts
- ACTIN 7 pts
- ANTIC 7 pts
- CAINS 7 pts
- CANES 7 pts
- CANST 7 pts
- CANTS 7 pts
- CASES 7 pts
- CASTE 7 pts
- CASTS 7 pts
- CATES 7 pts
- CENTS 7 pts
- CESTA 7 pts
- CESTI 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CISTS 7 pts
- CITES 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- ETICS 7 pts
- SAICE 7 pts
- SCANS 7 pts
- SCANT 7 pts
- SCATS 7 pts
- SCENA 7 pts
- SCENT 7 pts
- SECTS 7 pts
- SICES 7 pts
- SINCE 7 pts
- TACES 7 pts
- ANENT 5 pts
- ANISE 5 pts
- ANTES 5 pts
- ANTIS 5 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
- EASTS 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- ETNAS 5 pts
- INANE 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- NATES 5 pts
- NEATS 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NESTS 5 pts
- NINES 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- SAINS 5 pts
- SAINT 5 pts
- SANES 5 pts
- SASIN 5 pts
- SATES 5 pts
- SATIN 5 pts
- SATIS 5 pts
- SEATS 5 pts
- SENNA 5 pts
- SENSA 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SENTS 5 pts
- SINES 5 pts
- SITES 5 pts
- SNITS 5 pts
- STAIN 5 pts
- STANE 5 pts
- STANS 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STIES 5 pts
- TAINS 5 pts
- TASES 5 pts
- TASSE 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TIANS 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
4-letter words
34 words- ACES 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ACTS 6 pts
- ASCI 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANS 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CAST 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CATS 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CESS 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CIST 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ESTS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- INNS 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
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