What CAPSTANS Means
CAPSTANS is a form of CAPSTAN, which means:
- noun: a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
CAPSTANS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 A1 P3 S1 T1 A1 N1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In CAPSTANS
122 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
7 letter words (4)
6 letter words (8)
5 letter words (29)
ANTASATAPSCANSTCANTSCAPASCASASCASTSNAPASPAANSPACASPACTAPACTSPANTSPASTAPASTSSANSASANTSSAPANSCANSSCANTSCAPASCATSSNAPSSPANSSPATSSTAPSTACANTANASTAPAS
4 letter words (45)
ACTAACTSANASANSAANTAANTSAPTSASPSATAPCAASCANSCANTCAPACAPSCASACASTCATSNAPANAPSNATSPAANPACAPACSPACTPANSPANTPASSPASTPATSPSSTSACSSANSSANTSAPSSCANSNAPSPANSPASSPATSTAPTANATANSTAPATAPSTASS
3 letter words (28)
2 letter words (8)
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