Definition of SEXTUPLE

sextuple

Plural: sextuples

Adjective Satellite

  • having six units or components

Noun

  • a sixfold amount
  • A team that wins 6 titles in the same year or season.

Adj

  • Having six parts.
  • Being six times as great.
  • Having six beats to the bar.

Verb

Verb Forms: sextupled, sextupling, sextuples

  • To multiply by six; to make six times as great.
  • To make, or to become, six times as much (or as many).

Examples

  • He managed to sextuple his score with an incredibly lucky bingo on a triple-word square.

Origin / Etymology

Formed (in imitation of quadruple) from Latin sextus (“sixth”): compare French sextuple.

Synonyms

six-fold, sixfold, sextuplex

Scrabble Score: 17

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

Words With Friends Score: 20

sextuple: valid Words With Friends Word