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Is octant a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word octant is a Scrabble US word. The word octant is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is octant a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word octant is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Is octant a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word octant is a Words With Friends word. The word octant is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

OCTANT,

5-letter words (6 found)

ACTON,CANTO,COTAN,COTTA,OCTAN,TANTO,

4-letter words (9 found)

ATOC,CANT,COAT,COTT,NOTA,NOTT,OCTA,TACO,TACT,

3-letter words (17 found)

ACT,ANT,ATT,CAN,CAT,CON,COT,NAT,NOT,OAT,OCA,TAN,TAO,TAT,TOC,TON,TOT,

2-letter words (7 found)

AN,AT,NA,NO,ON,TA,TO,

You can make 40 words from octant according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of octant

octant

Etymology

From Latin octāns. Doublet of Octans.

Noun

octant (plural octants)

  1. The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
  2. (astrology) The aspect of two planets that are 45°, or one-eighth of a circle, apart.
  3. (geometry) The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant.
  4. (nautical) An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.

Synonyms

  • (astronomy): octile

Translations

See also

  • quadrant
  • sextant

Anagrams

  • Catton

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

octant m (plural octanten, diminutive octantje n)

  1. octant

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔk.tɑ̃/

Noun

octant m (plural octants)

  1. octant (all senses)

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French octant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /okˈtant/

Noun

octant n (plural octante)

  1. octant

Declension

Further reading

  • octant in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Source: wiktionary.org