pentatonic
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- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 10
Definition of pentatonic
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Based on five tones.
“The middle movement is completely pentatonic, giving it an unusual sound.”
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adj
-
(not-comparable)Based on five tones.
“The middle movement is completely pentatonic, giving it an unusual sound.”
noun
- The pentatonic scale.
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Etymology
From penta- + tonic.
Words you can make from pentatonic
200+ playable · top: PITTANCE (12 pts)
Best play pittance 12 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
27 words- APNOEIC 11 pts
- CAPTION 11 pts
- ECTOPIA 11 pts
- ENTOPIC 11 pts
- NEPOTIC 11 pts
- PACTION 11 pts
- PAEONIC 11 pts
- PATONCE 11 pts
- PICANTE 11 pts
- PINNACE 11 pts
- ACONITE 9 pts
- ACTINON 9 pts
- ANCIENT 9 pts
- ANTIPOT 9 pts
- CONNATE 9 pts
- CONTAIN 9 pts
- CONTENT 9 pts
- NICTATE 9 pts
- PATIENT 9 pts
- PINNATE 9 pts
- PINTANO 9 pts
- PONTINE 9 pts
- TACTION 9 pts
- TETANIC 9 pts
- TONETIC 9 pts
- ENATION 7 pts
- TONTINE 7 pts
6-letter words
62 words- APNEIC 10 pts
- ATOPIC 10 pts
- CAPOTE 10 pts
- CATNIP 10 pts
- INCEPT 10 pts
- PECTIN 10 pts
- POETIC 10 pts
- PTOTIC 10 pts
- TIPCAT 10 pts
- TOECAP 10 pts
- ACETIN 8 pts
- ACTION 8 pts
- AEONIC 8 pts
- ANCONE 8 pts
- ATONIC 8 pts
- CANINE 8 pts
- CANNIE 8 pts
- CANNOT 8 pts
- CANTON 8 pts
- CATION 8 pts
- CATTIE 8 pts
- CENTAI 8 pts
- CONINE 8 pts
- COTTAE 8 pts
- ENATIC 8 pts
- ENCINA 8 pts
- INCANT 8 pts
- INCENT 8 pts
- INTACT 8 pts
- NEONIC 8 pts
- NOCENT 8 pts
- NOETIC 8 pts
- NOTICE 8 pts
- OCTANE 8 pts
- OCTANT 8 pts
- OPIATE 8 pts
- PANINO 8 pts
- PANTIE 8 pts
- PATENT 8 pts
- PATINE 8 pts
- PATTEN 8 pts
- PATTIE 8 pts
- PENNIA 8 pts
- PINETA 8 pts
- PINNAE 8 pts
- POINTE 8 pts
- PONENT 8 pts
- POTENT 8 pts
- TANNIC 8 pts
- TEAPOT 8 pts
- TENPIN 8 pts
- TEOPAN 8 pts
- TINPOT 8 pts
- TIPTOE 8 pts
- ANOINT 6 pts
- EONIAN 6 pts
- INNATE 6 pts
- INTENT 6 pts
- INTONE 6 pts
- NATION 6 pts
- NOTATE 6 pts
- TENANT 6 pts
5-letter words
80 words- CAPON 9 pts
- CAPOT 9 pts
- COAPT 9 pts
- COPEN 9 pts
- EPACT 9 pts
- OPTIC 9 pts
- PANIC 9 pts
- PECAN 9 pts
- PICOT 9 pts
- PONCE 9 pts
- TOPIC 9 pts
- ACTIN 7 pts
- ANCON 7 pts
- ANTIC 7 pts
- ATTIC 7 pts
- CANOE 7 pts
- CANON 7 pts
- CANTO 7 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- COATI 7 pts
- CONIN 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- COTAN 7 pts
- COTTA 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- INAPT 7 pts
- INEPT 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- NONCE 7 pts
- OCEAN 7 pts
- OCTAN 7 pts
- OCTET 7 pts
- ONCET 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- OPINE 7 pts
- PAEON 7 pts
- PAINT 7 pts
- PANNE 7 pts
- PANTO 7 pts
- PATEN 7 pts
- PATIN 7 pts
- PATIO 7 pts
- PENNA 7 pts
- PENNI 7 pts
- PETIT 7 pts
- PETTI 7 pts
- PETTO 7 pts
- PIANO 7 pts
- PIETA 7 pts
- PINNA 7 pts
- PINON 7 pts
- PINOT 7 pts
- PINTA 7 pts
- PINTO 7 pts
- PITON 7 pts
- PITOT 7 pts
- PITTA 7 pts
- POINT 7 pts
- TACET 7 pts
- TACIT 7 pts
- TECTA 7 pts
- TINCT 7 pts
- TONIC 7 pts
- ANENT 5 pts
- ANION 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- INANE 5 pts
- NATTO 5 pts
- NITON 5 pts
- NONET 5 pts
- OATEN 5 pts
- TAINT 5 pts
- TANTO 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TENNO 5 pts
- TENON 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
- TITAN 5 pts
- TONNE 5 pts
4-letter words
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