transect
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- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
/tɹænˈsɛkt/
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/tɹænˈsɛkt/ · /tɹɑːnˈsɛkt/
Definition of transect
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- (transitive)To divide something by cutting transversely.
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verb
- (transitive)To divide something by cutting transversely.
noun
- A path along which a researcher moves to count and record observations or collect data.
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Etymology
From tran- + sect.
Words you can make from transect
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9 words6-letter words
37 words- ASCENT 8 pts
- CANERS 8 pts
- CANTER 8 pts
- CARETS 8 pts
- CARNET 8 pts
- CARTES 8 pts
- CASERN 8 pts
- CASTER 8 pts
- CATERS 8 pts
- CENTAS 8 pts
- CENTRA 8 pts
- CRANES 8 pts
- CRATES 8 pts
- ENACTS 8 pts
- NACRES 8 pts
- NECTAR 8 pts
- RANCES 8 pts
- REACTS 8 pts
- RECANT 8 pts
- RECAST 8 pts
- SECANT 8 pts
- STACTE 8 pts
- STANCE 8 pts
- TANREC 8 pts
- TRACES 8 pts
- TRACTS 8 pts
- TRANCE 8 pts
- ANTRES 6 pts
- ASTERN 6 pts
- NATTER 6 pts
- RATTEN 6 pts
- STATER 6 pts
- STERNA 6 pts
- TASTER 6 pts
- TATERS 6 pts
- TETRAS 6 pts
- TREATS 6 pts
5-letter words
82 words- ACNES 7 pts
- ACRES 7 pts
- CANER 7 pts
- CANES 7 pts
- CANST 7 pts
- CANTS 7 pts
- CARES 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARNS 7 pts
- CARSE 7 pts
- CARTE 7 pts
- CARTS 7 pts
- CASTE 7 pts
- CATER 7 pts
- CATES 7 pts
- CENTS 7 pts
- CERTS 7 pts
- CESTA 7 pts
- CRANE 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- CREST 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- ESCAR 7 pts
- NACRE 7 pts
- NARCS 7 pts
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- RANCE 7 pts
- REACT 7 pts
- RECTA 7 pts
- SCANT 7 pts
- SCARE 7 pts
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- SERAC 7 pts
- TACES 7 pts
- TACET 7 pts
- TACTS 7 pts
- TECTA 7 pts
- TRACE 7 pts
- TRACT 7 pts
- ANTES 5 pts
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- EARNS 5 pts
- ETNAS 5 pts
- NARES 5 pts
- NATES 5 pts
- NEARS 5 pts
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- NERTS 5 pts
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- START 5 pts
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- TATER 5 pts
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- TEARS 5 pts
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- TENTS 5 pts
- TERNS 5 pts
- TESTA 5 pts
- TETRA 5 pts
- TRANS 5 pts
- TREAT 5 pts
- TRETS 5 pts
4-letter words
71 words- ACES 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ACTS 6 pts
- ARCS 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANS 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARN 6 pts
- CARS 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CAST 6 pts
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- CATS 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- NARC 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- RECS 6 pts
- SCAN 6 pts
- SCAR 6 pts
- SCAT 6 pts
- SECT 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TACT 6 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- ARES 4 pts
- ARSE 4 pts
- ARTS 4 pts
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- EATS 4 pts
- ERAS 4 pts
- ERNS 4 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NETT 4 pts
- RANT 4 pts
- RASE 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RATS 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETS 4 pts
- SANE 4 pts
- SATE 4 pts
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- SENT 4 pts
- SERA 4 pts
- SETA 4 pts
- SETT 4 pts
- STAN 4 pts
- STAR 4 pts
- STAT 4 pts
- STET 4 pts
- TANS 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
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