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Is caisson a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word caisson is a Scrabble US word. The word caisson is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

C3A1I1S1S1O1N1

Is caisson a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word caisson is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

C3A1I1S1S1O1N1

Is caisson a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word caisson is a Words With Friends word. The word caisson is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1I1S1S1O1N2

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7-letter words (3 found)

CAISSON,CASINOS,CASSINO,

6-letter words (6 found)

ASCONS,CANSOS,CASINO,CONIAS,SCIONS,SONICS,

5-letter words (16 found)

ASCON,CAINS,CANSO,CIONS,COINS,CONIA,ICONS,OASIS,OSSIA,SAICS,SAINS,SASIN,SCANS,SCION,SOCAS,SONIC,

4-letter words (30 found)

AINS,ANIS,ASCI,CAIN,CANS,CIAO,CION,COIN,CONI,CONS,COSS,ICON,IONS,ISNA,ISOS,NAOI,NAOS,OCAS,OSSA,SACS,SAIC,SAIN,SAIS,SANS,SCAN,SICS,SINS,SOCA,SOCS,SONS,

3-letter words (28 found)

AIN,AIS,ANI,ANS,ASS,CAN,CIS,CON,COS,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,NAS,NIS,NOS,OCA,OIS,ONS,SAC,SAI,SAN,SIC,SIN,SIS,SOC,SON,SOS,

2-letter words (13 found)

AI,AN,AS,IN,IO,IS,NA,NO,OI,ON,OS,SI,SO,

You can make 96 words from caisson according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of caisson

caisson

Etymology

Borrowed from French caisson. Doublet of cassone and cajón.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.sən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.sɑn/, /ˈkeɪ.sən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪsən, (US) -eɪsɑn

Noun

caisson (plural caissons)

  1. (engineering) An enclosure from which water can be expelled, in order to give access to underwater areas for engineering works etc.
  2. The gate across the entrance to a dry dock.
  3. (nautical) A floating tank that can be submerged, attached to an underwater object and then pumped out to lift the object by buoyancy; a camel.
  4. (military) A two-wheeled, horse-drawn military vehicle used to carry ammunition (and a coffin at funerals).
  5. (military) A large box to hold ammunition.
  6. (military) A chest filled with explosive materials, used like a mine.
  7. (architecture) A coffer.

Coordinate terms

  • cofferdam, a similar temporary structure

Derived terms

  • caisson disease

Translations

Anagrams

  • Caisons, assicon, casinos, cassino, cassoni

French

Etymology

From Old Occitan caisson, from caissa. By surface analysis, caisse +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛ.sɔ̃/, /ke.sɔ̃/

Noun

caisson m (plural caissons)

  1. box
  2. (architecture) coffer
  3. (military) caisson (military vehicle)
  4. (engineering) caisson (structure to exclude water)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: caisson
  • → Turkish: keson

See also

  • boîte f

Further reading

  • “caisson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • casinos, casions

Source: wiktionary.org