Definitions For Sestina

Noun

SESTINA (plural SESTINAs) (poetry) A highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines. : {{cot, en, triolet}} (music) A chord comprising the first six members of the harmonic series.

Related terms

sestine sextain

Etymology

From {{bor, en, it, sestina}}. {{doublet, en, sextain}}.

Anagrams

Eastins, Saintes, Setians, Staines, entasis, nasties, tansies, tisanes

Is Sestina 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
7
Words with Friends
8

The word Sestina is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends

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