masseter

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/maˈsiː.tə/
See all 3 pronunciations
/maˈsiː.tə/ · /məˈsi.tɚ/ · /mæˈsi.tɚ/

Definition of masseter

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin massētēr. Compare French masséter.

Words you can make from masseter

200+ playable · top: SEAMSTER (10 pts)

Best play seamster 10 points

8-letter words

1 word

7-letter words

12 words

6-letter words

43 words

5-letter words

79 words

4-letter words

64 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to masseter to make another valid word.

Find your best play with masseter

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes masseter, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.