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Is octet a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word octet is a Scrabble US word. The word octet is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

O1C3T1E1T1

Is octet a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word octet is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

O1C3T1E1T1

Is octet a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word octet is a Words With Friends word. The word octet is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1C4T1E1T1

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5-letter words (1 found)

OCTET,

4-letter words (3 found)

COTE,COTT,TOTE,

3-letter words (7 found)

COT,ECO,TEC,TET,TOC,TOE,TOT,

2-letter words (4 found)

ET,OE,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 16 words from octet according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of octet

octet

English

Alternative forms

  • octett, octette (rare)

Etymology

From Latin octo (“eight”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɒkˈtɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

octet (plural octets)

  1. A group or set of eight of something.
    Synonyms: octad, octonary, (chiefly Greek and Egyptian contexts) ogdoad, (particularly babies) octuplet, (8-day week) nundine
  2. (music) A group of eight musicians performing together.
  3. (music) A composition for such a group of musicians.
  4. (computing) A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
    Synonym: byte
  5. (computing, rare) A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.

Hyponyms

  • octennium (years)

Derived terms

  • octet rule
  • color-octet

Related terms

  • octa-
  • octuple

Translations

See also

  • duet
  • nonet
  • quartet
  • quintet
  • septet
  • sextet
  • solo
  • trio

Further reading

  • octet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “octet”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

  • tecto-

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔk.tɛ/

Noun

octet m (plural octets)

  1. (computing) byte (of eight bits), octet
    Synonym: (abbreviation) o

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /okˈtet/

Noun

octet m (plural octeți)

  1. (computing) byte (of eight bits)
    Synonym: byte

Declension

Further reading

  • “octet”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Source: wiktionary.org