sebastia
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 8
Definition of sebastia
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- A village in Nablus Governorate, West Bank, Palestine; the former capital of the Kingdom of Israel; formerly, Samaria (archeological site).
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name
- A village in Nablus Governorate, West Bank, Palestine; the former capital of the Kingdom of Israel; formerly, Samaria (archeological site).
- (historical)Former name of Sivas: a municipality, the capital of Sivas district and Sivas Province, Turkey.
- (historical)A theme of the Byzantine Empire centered on Sivas.
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Etymology
From Latin Sebastia, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστεία (Sebasteía), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), from σεβᾰστός (sebăstós, “venerable, august”) used as a calque of Latin Augustus. Doublet of Sivas.
Words you can make from sebastia
140 playable · top: ABATISES (10 pts)
Best play abatises 10 points6-letter words
11 words5-letter words
30 words- ABASE 7 pts
- ABATE 7 pts
- ABETS 7 pts
- BAITS 7 pts
- BASES 7 pts
- BASIS 7 pts
- BASSI 7 pts
- BASTE 7 pts
- BASTS 7 pts
- BATES 7 pts
- BEAST 7 pts
- BEATS 7 pts
- BESTS 7 pts
- BETAS 7 pts
- BISES 7 pts
- BITES 7 pts
- ISBAS 7 pts
- SABES 7 pts
- STABS 7 pts
- TABES 7 pts
- ASSAI 5 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
- EASTS 5 pts
- SATES 5 pts
- SATIS 5 pts
- SEATS 5 pts
- SITES 5 pts
- STIES 5 pts
- TASES 5 pts
- TASSE 5 pts
4-letter words
44 words- ABAS 6 pts
- ABET 6 pts
- BAAS 6 pts
- BAES 6 pts
- BAIT 6 pts
- BASE 6 pts
- BASS 6 pts
- BAST 6 pts
- BATE 6 pts
- BATS 6 pts
- BEAT 6 pts
- BEST 6 pts
- BETA 6 pts
- BETS 6 pts
- BIAS 6 pts
- BISE 6 pts
- BITE 6 pts
- BITS 6 pts
- ISBA 6 pts
- SABE 6 pts
- SABS 6 pts
- SIBS 6 pts
- STAB 6 pts
- TABS 6 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ASEA 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ESTS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- SATE 4 pts
- SATI 4 pts
- SEAS 4 pts
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- SEIS 4 pts
- SETA 4 pts
- SETS 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- SITS 4 pts
- TASE 4 pts
- TASS 4 pts
- TEAS 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
3-letter words
37 words- ABA 5 pts
- ABS 5 pts
- BAA 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAS 5 pts
- BAT 5 pts
- BES 5 pts
- BET 5 pts
- BIS 5 pts
- BIT 5 pts
- SAB 5 pts
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- TAB 5 pts
- AAS 3 pts
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- AIT 3 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
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- ESS 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SIS 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
2-letter words
17 wordsFind your best play with sebastia
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