sixteenth
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- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 9
Definition of sixteenth
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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The ordinal form of the number sixteen.
“[…] a pair of pauldrons with the light horizontal bar which in later years developed into the high neckguard of the sixteenth century; numbers of gauntlets, visors of helmets, and other pieces, the handling of which is a sheer joy […]”
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adj
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The ordinal form of the number sixteen.
“[…] a pair of pauldrons with the light horizontal bar which in later years developed into the high neckguard of the sixteenth century; numbers of gauntlets, visors of helmets, and other pieces, the handling of which is a sheer joy […]”
noun
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One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.
“A sixteenth of 320 is 20.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sixtenthe, sixtethe, from Old English sixtēoþa, equivalent to sixteen + -th.
Words you can make from sixteenth
166 playable · top: EXISTENT (15 pts)
Best play existent 15 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
12 words5-letter words
43 words- HEXES 15 pts
- SIXTH 15 pts
- EXINE 12 pts
- EXIST 12 pts
- EXITS 12 pts
- NEXTS 12 pts
- NIXES 12 pts
- SIXTE 12 pts
- TEXTS 12 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HENTS 8 pts
- HINTS 8 pts
- SHEEN 8 pts
- SHEET 8 pts
- SHENT 8 pts
- SHINE 8 pts
- SHITE 8 pts
- TEETH 8 pts
- TENTH 8 pts
- TETHS 8 pts
- THEIN 8 pts
- THENS 8 pts
- THESE 8 pts
- THINE 8 pts
- THINS 8 pts
- TITHE 8 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NETTS 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- SEINE 5 pts
- SENTE 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STENT 5 pts
- STINT 5 pts
- TEENS 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TENET 5 pts
- TENSE 5 pts
- TENTS 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
- TINTS 5 pts
4-letter words
53 words- EXES 11 pts
- EXIT 11 pts
- NEXT 11 pts
- NIXE 11 pts
- SEXT 11 pts
- TEXT 11 pts
- ETHS 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HEST 7 pts
- HETS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HINT 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- HIST 7 pts
- HITS 7 pts
- SHEN 7 pts
- SHIN 7 pts
- SHIT 7 pts
- SINH 7 pts
- SITH 7 pts
- TETH 7 pts
- THEE 7 pts
- THEN 7 pts
- THIN 7 pts
- THIS 7 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NETT 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- SEEN 4 pts
- SENE 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SETT 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- STET 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEES 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
- TENT 4 pts
- TEST 4 pts
- TETS 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
- TINT 4 pts
- TITS 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- HEX 13 pts
- NIX 10 pts
- SEX 10 pts
- SIX 10 pts
- TIX 10 pts
- XIS 10 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- HIT 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
- TIT 3 pts
2-letter words
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