Definitions For Capstan

noun

  • A windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
  • A machine that turns so that rope or a cable can wind around it and move or lift heavy weights (such as a ship's anchor)

Is Capstan a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
14

The word Capstan is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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