Castanet in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is castanet a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word castanet is a Scrabble US word. The word castanet is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is castanet a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word castanet is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

C3A1S1T1A1N1E1T1

Is castanet a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word castanet is a Words With Friends word. The word castanet is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (2 found)

CANTATES,CASTANET,

7-letter words (4 found)

ACTANTS,CANTATE,CANTEST,CATENAS,

6-letter words (13 found)

ACATES,ACTANT,ANSATE,ASCENT,CATENA,CENTAS,ENACTS,SANCTA,SCEATT,SECANT,STACTE,STANCE,TACANS,

5-letter words (40 found)

ACETA,ACNES,ANCES,ANSAE,ANTAE,ANTAS,ANTES,CANES,CANST,CANTS,CASTE,CATES,CENTS,CESTA,ENACT,ETATS,ETNAS,NATES,NEATS,NETTS,SCANT,SCATT,SCEAT,SCENA,SCENT,STANE,STATE,STEAN,STENT,TACAN,TACES,TACET,TACTS,TANAS,TASTE,TATES,TEATS,TECTA,TENTS,TESTA,

4-letter words (70 found)

ACES,ACNE,ACTA,ACTS,AESC,ANAS,ANCE,ANES,ANSA,ANTA,ANTE,ANTS,ASEA,ATES,CAAS,CANE,CANS,CANT,CASA,CASE,CAST,CATE,CATS,CEAS,CENS,CENT,EANS,EAST,EATS,ENTS,ETAS,ETAT,ETNA,NAES,NATS,NEAT,NEST,NETS,NETT,SANE,SANT,SATE,SCAN,SCAT,SEAN,SEAT,SECT,SENA,SENT,SETA,SETT,STAT,STEN,STET,TACE,TACT,TAES,TANA,TANE,TANS,TASE,TATE,TATS,TEAS,TEAT,TECS,TENS,TENT,TEST,TETS,

3-letter words (40 found)

AAS,ACE,ACT,ANA,ANE,ANS,ANT,ATE,ATS,ATT,CAA,CAN,CAT,EAN,EAS,EAT,ENS,EST,ETA,NAE,NAS,NAT,NET,SAC,SAE,SAN,SAT,SEA,SEC,SEN,SET,TAE,TAN,TAS,TAT,TEA,TEC,TEN,TES,TET,

2-letter words (14 found)

AA,AE,AN,AS,AT,EA,EN,ES,ET,NA,NE,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 184 words from castanet according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of castanet

castanet

Etymology

From Spanish castañeta, diminutive form of castaña, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia, chestnut), possibly of Pre-Greek origin. Related to the chest in chestnut, formerly chesten.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˌkæs.tə.ˈnɛt/

Noun

castanet (plural castanets)

  1. (music, chiefly in the plural) A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.

Derived terms

  • castanetist

Translations

Anagrams

  • anteacts

Source: wiktionary.org