Definition of SEXTET

sextet

Meanings

Plural: sextets

Noun

  • a musical composition written for six performers
  • the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
  • six performers or singers who perform together
  • a set of six similar things considered as a unit
  • six people considered as a unit
  • Any group of six people or things.
  • A composition for six voices or instruments.
  • A group of six singers or instrumentalists.

Origin / Etymology

From French sextette, from Italian sestetto.

Synonyms

6, Captain Hicks, half a dozen, hexad, sestet, sextette, sextuplet, sise, six, sixer, sixsome, VI

Scrabble Score: 13

sextet is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sextet is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sextet is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

sextet is a valid Words With Friends word