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CAPSTANS

8 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 11 pts

CAPSTANS is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.

CAPSTANS root CAPSTAN-s

Word family

noun
  1. especiallyA vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.
    • to pawl the capstan
    • to rig the capstan
    • to surge the capstan
  2. A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.
  3. a screw on the rising side of a piano key, which serves the function of lifting the wippen when the key is depressed