castanet

1. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of slightly concave shells of ivory or hardwood, held in the palm of the hand by a connecting cord over the thumb and clapped together with the fingers. Often used in the plural.

2. A percussion instrument used especially by dancers that consists of two small shells of hard wood, ivory, or plastic usually fastened to the thumb and clicked together by the other fingers .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
castanet	10	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aa	2
ae	2
an	2
as	2
at	2
en	2
es	2
et	2
na	2
ne	2
ta	2
te	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aas	3
ace	5
act	5
ana	3
ane	3
ant	3
ate	3
att	3
can	5
cat	5
eat	3
ens	3
est	3
eta	3
nae	3
net	3
sac	5
sae	3
san	3
sat	3
sea	3
sec	5
sen	3
set	3
tae	3
tan	3
tas	3
tat	3
tea	3
tec	5
ten	3
tes	3
tet	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aces	6
acne	6
acta	6
acts	6
anas	4
anes	4
ansa	4
anta	4
ante	4
ants	4
asea	4
ates	4
cane	6
cans	6
cant	6
casa	6
case	6
cast	6
cate	6
cats	6
cent	6
east	4
eats	4
etas	4
etna	4
naes	4
neat	4
nest	4
nets	4
nett	4
sane	4
sate	4
scan	6
scat	6
seat	4
sect	6
sent	4
seta	4
sett	4
stat	4
stet	4
tace	6
tact	6
tans	4
tase	4
tate	4
tats	4
teas	4
teat	4
tecs	6
tens	4
tent	4
test	4
tets	4
stan	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aceta	7
acnes	7
ansae	5
antae	5
antas	5
antes	5
canes	7
canst	7
cants	7
caste	7
cates	7
cents	7
cesta	7
enact	7
etnas	5
nates	5
neats	5
netts	5
scant	7
scatt	7
scena	7
scent	7
stane	5
state	5
stent	5
tacan	7
taces	7
tacet	7
tacts	7
taste	5
tates	5
teats	5
tecta	7
tents	5
testa	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ansate	6
ascent	8
catena	8
centas	8
enacts	8
sancta	8
secant	8
stacte	8
stance	8
tacans	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
catenas	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
castanet	10