cantillation
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- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 12
/ˌkæntɪˈleɪʃən/
Definition of cantillation
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches.
- (countable, uncountable)Chanting.
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Etymology
From or equivalent to cantillate + -ion / -ation.
Words you can make from cantillation
200+ playable · top: ANTICLINAL (12 pts)
Best play anticlinal 12 points10-letter words
1 word9-letter words
6 words8-letter words
13 words7-letter words
25 words- ACTINAL 9 pts
- ACTINIA 9 pts
- ACTINON 9 pts
- ALLICIN 9 pts
- ALTCOIN 9 pts
- ANCILLA 9 pts
- ANCONAL 9 pts
- ANIONIC 9 pts
- CALLANT 9 pts
- CANNOLI 9 pts
- CANTINA 9 pts
- CATTAIL 9 pts
- CATTALO 9 pts
- CONTAIN 9 pts
- LITOTIC 9 pts
- NICOTIN 9 pts
- TACTION 9 pts
- TITANIC 9 pts
- ALATION 7 pts
- ANNATTO 7 pts
- ANTLION 7 pts
- LANITAL 7 pts
- LANOLIN 7 pts
- NITINOL 7 pts
- TITANIA 7 pts
6-letter words
43 words- ACTION 8 pts
- ALNICO 8 pts
- ATONIC 8 pts
- CALLAN 8 pts
- CANNOT 8 pts
- CANOLA 8 pts
- CANTAL 8 pts
- CANTON 8 pts
- CATALO 8 pts
- CATION 8 pts
- CATLIN 8 pts
- CITOLA 8 pts
- CLINAL 8 pts
- CLONAL 8 pts
- COITAL 8 pts
- COLTAN 8 pts
- INCANT 8 pts
- INTACT 8 pts
- ITALIC 8 pts
- LAICAL 8 pts
- NIACIN 8 pts
- OCTANT 8 pts
- OILCAN 8 pts
- OTITIC 8 pts
- TANNIC 8 pts
- TINCAL 8 pts
- ALANIN 6 pts
- ANATTO 6 pts
- ANILIN 6 pts
- ANOINT 6 pts
- ATLATL 6 pts
- ATONAL 6 pts
- ATONIA 6 pts
- ATTAIN 6 pts
- LATINA 6 pts
- LATINO 6 pts
- LATTIN 6 pts
- LINTOL 6 pts
- NATANT 6 pts
- NATION 6 pts
- TALION 6 pts
- TALLIT 6 pts
- TITIAN 6 pts
5-letter words
61 words- ACINI 7 pts
- ACTIN 7 pts
- ANCON 7 pts
- ANTIC 7 pts
- ATTIC 7 pts
- CALLA 7 pts
- CANAL 7 pts
- CANNA 7 pts
- CANON 7 pts
- CANTO 7 pts
- CILIA 7 pts
- COALA 7 pts
- COATI 7 pts
- COLIN 7 pts
- CONIN 7 pts
- COTAN 7 pts
- COTTA 7 pts
- ILIAC 7 pts
- IONIC 7 pts
- LICIT 7 pts
- LILAC 7 pts
- LINAC 7 pts
- LOCAL 7 pts
- LOTIC 7 pts
- NICOL 7 pts
- OCTAL 7 pts
- OCTAN 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- TACAN 7 pts
- TACIT 7 pts
- TICAL 7 pts
- TINCT 7 pts
- TONIC 7 pts
- AALII 5 pts
- AIOLI 5 pts
- ALANT 5 pts
- ALLOT 5 pts
- ALOIN 5 pts
- ANION 5 pts
- ANNAL 5 pts
- ATILT 5 pts
- ATOLL 5 pts
- ILIAL 5 pts
- INION 5 pts
- LANAI 5 pts
- LIANA 5 pts
- LININ 5 pts
- LITAI 5 pts
- LLANO 5 pts
- LOTTA 5 pts
- NATAL 5 pts
- NATTO 5 pts
- NITON 5 pts
- NOTAL 5 pts
- TAINT 5 pts
- TALON 5 pts
- TANTO 5 pts
- TITAN 5 pts
- TOLAN 5 pts
- TONAL 5 pts
- TOTAL 5 pts
4-letter words
50 words- ACAI 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CALL 6 pts
- CALO 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CIAO 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- CLON 6 pts
- CLOT 6 pts
- COAL 6 pts
- COAT 6 pts
- COIL 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COLA 6 pts
- COLT 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- CONN 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LOCA 6 pts
- LOCI 6 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ALTO 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANNA 4 pts
- ANOA 4 pts
- ANON 4 pts
- ANTA 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IOTA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LILO 4 pts
- LILT 4 pts
- LINN 4 pts
- LINO 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LION 4 pts
- LOAN 4 pts
- LOIN 4 pts
- LOTA 4 pts
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