masseter
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- Words With Friends
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- Letters
- 8
/maˈsiː.tə/
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/maˈsiː.tə/ · /məˈsi.tɚ/ · /mæˈsi.tɚ/
Definition of masseter
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- 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.
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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 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
12 words6-letter words
43 words- AMEERS 8 pts
- ARMETS 8 pts
- MARSES 8 pts
- MASERS 8 pts
- MASTER 8 pts
- MATERS 8 pts
- MATRES 8 pts
- MEREST 8 pts
- METERS 8 pts
- METRES 8 pts
- RAMEES 8 pts
- RAMETS 8 pts
- REMATE 8 pts
- RETEAM 8 pts
- RETEMS 8 pts
- SEAMER 8 pts
- SESAME 8 pts
- SMARTS 8 pts
- SMEARS 8 pts
- STEAMS 8 pts
- STREAM 8 pts
- TAMERS 8 pts
- TMESES 8 pts
- ARETES 6 pts
- ASSERT 6 pts
- ASTERS 6 pts
- EASERS 6 pts
- EASTER 6 pts
- EATERS 6 pts
- ERASES 6 pts
- ESTERS 6 pts
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- RESEAT 6 pts
- RESETS 6 pts
- SAREES 6 pts
- SEATER 6 pts
- SEREST 6 pts
- STARES 6 pts
- STEERS 6 pts
- STERES 6 pts
- TASERS 6 pts
- TEASER 6 pts
- TEASES 6 pts
5-letter words
79 words- AMEER 7 pts
- ARMET 7 pts
- MARES 7 pts
- MARSE 7 pts
- MARTS 7 pts
- MASER 7 pts
- MASES 7 pts
- MASSE 7 pts
- MASTS 7 pts
- MATER 7 pts
- MATES 7 pts
- MEATS 7 pts
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- RETEM 7 pts
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- TAMER 7 pts
- TAMES 7 pts
- TEAMS 7 pts
- TEEMS 7 pts
- TERMS 7 pts
- TRAMS 7 pts
- TREMS 7 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- ARSES 5 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
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- TASER 5 pts
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- TEARS 5 pts
- TEASE 5 pts
- TERES 5 pts
- TERSE 5 pts
- TRASS 5 pts
- TREES 5 pts
- TRESS 5 pts
- TSARS 5 pts
4-letter words
64 words- ARMS 6 pts
- EMES 6 pts
- MAES 6 pts
- MARE 6 pts
- MARS 6 pts
- MART 6 pts
- MASS 6 pts
- MAST 6 pts
- MATE 6 pts
- MATS 6 pts
- MEAT 6 pts
- MEET 6 pts
- MERE 6 pts
- MESA 6 pts
- MESS 6 pts
- META 6 pts
- METE 6 pts
- RAMS 6 pts
- REAM 6 pts
- REMS 6 pts
- SAME 6 pts
- SEAM 6 pts
- SEEM 6 pts
- SEME 6 pts
- STEM 6 pts
- TAME 6 pts
- TAMS 6 pts
- ARES 4 pts
- ARSE 4 pts
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- ATES 4 pts
- EARS 4 pts
- EASE 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ERAS 4 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- ESES 4 pts
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- ESTS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- RASE 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
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- REES 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
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- SATE 4 pts
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- SERA 4 pts
- SERE 4 pts
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- SETA 4 pts
- SETS 4 pts
- STAR 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TARS 4 pts
- TASE 4 pts
- TASS 4 pts
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