secant

1. A straight line intersecting a curve at two or more points.

2. The ratio of the length of this line to the length of the radius of the circle.

3. The reciprocal of the cosine of an angle in a right triangle.

4. The straight line drawn from the center through one end of a circular arc and intersecting the tangent to the other end of the arc.

5. A straight line cutting a curve at two or more points.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
ascent	8	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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
ace	5
act	5
ane	3
ant	3
ate	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
tea	3
tec	5
ten	3
tes	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aces	6
acne	6
acts	6
anes	4
ante	4
ants	4
ates	4
cane	6
cans	6
cant	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
sane	4
sate	4
scan	6
scat	6
seat	4
sect	6
sent	4
seta	4
tace	6
tans	4
tase	4
teas	4
tecs	6
tens	4
stan	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acnes	7
antes	5
canes	7
canst	7
cants	7
caste	7
cates	7
cents	7
cesta	7
enact	7
etnas	5
nates	5
neats	5
scant	7
scena	7
scent	7
stane	5
taces	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ascent	8
centas	8
enacts	8
secant	8
stance	8