sextile

Plural: sextiles

Adj

Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.

Noun

An astrological aspect of 60 degrees between two planets.
A quantile of six equal proportions; any of the subsets thus obtained.
A segment that is a sixth of the whole.
A sextile aspect or position.

Examples

The tiles formed a sextile, perfectly aligning for a double word score.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin sextīlis (“one sixth”), from sextus (“sixth”) + īlis (“-ile”).

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

sextile: valid Words With Friends Word