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Is capstan a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word capstan is a Scrabble US word. The word capstan is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

C3A1P3S1T1A1N1

Is capstan a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word capstan is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

C3A1P3S1T1A1N1

Is capstan a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word capstan is a Words With Friends word. The word capstan is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1P4S1T1A1N2

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7-letter words (3 found)

CAPSTAN,CAPTANS,CATNAPS,

6-letter words (4 found)

CAPTAN,CATNAP,SANCTA,TACANS,

5-letter words (18 found)

ANTAS,ATAPS,CANST,CANTS,CAPAS,NAPAS,PAANS,PACAS,PACTA,PACTS,PANTS,PASTA,SAPAN,SCANT,SCAPA,TACAN,TANAS,TAPAS,

4-letter words (38 found)

ACTA,ACTS,ANAS,ANSA,ANTA,ANTS,APTS,ATAP,CAAS,CANS,CANT,CAPA,CAPS,CASA,CAST,CATS,NAPA,NAPS,NATS,PAAN,PACA,PACS,PACT,PANS,PANT,PAST,PATS,SANT,SCAN,SCAT,SNAP,SPAN,SPAT,STAP,TANA,TANS,TAPA,TAPS,

3-letter words (28 found)

AAS,ACT,ANA,ANS,ANT,APT,ASP,ATS,CAA,CAN,CAP,CAT,NAP,NAS,NAT,PAC,PAN,PAS,PAT,PST,SAC,SAN,SAP,SAT,SPA,TAN,TAP,TAS,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AN,AS,AT,NA,PA,ST,TA,

You can make 99 words from capstan according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of capstan

capstan

Alternative forms

  • capstern (obsolete)
  • capstorm (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English from either Old French cabestan, from Old Occitan cabestan, from cabestre (“pulley cord”) or from Spanish cabestran, both of which derive from Latin capistrum (“halter”), from capiō (“take hold of”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæp.stən/

Noun

capstan (plural capstans)

  1. (nautical) A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, used to apply force to ropes, cables, etc. It is typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers used to turn it.
  2. (electronics) A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.

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Anagrams

  • cat naps, cat-naps, catnaps

Source: wiktionary.org