Definition of SESTET

sestet

Plural: sestets

Noun

  • The last six lines of a sonnet; a stanza of six lines.
  • 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
  • a musical composition written for six performers
  • a rhythmic group of six lines of verse
  • A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet or sestuor.
  • The last six lines of a sonnet, forming two stanzas of three lines each.

Examples

  • Her final play formed a graceful sestet of letters, securing the Scrabble win.

Origin / Etymology

From Italian sestetto, from sesto (“sixth”), Latin sextus, from sex (“six”).

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 6

sestet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sestet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sestet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

sestet: valid Words With Friends Word