Words Containing OCTA

96 words contain OCTA anywhere. Scores range up to 24 points (SUBCONTRAOCTAVE), averaging 14.8 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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A Native American people originally from Mississippi.

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Plural of CHOCTAW.

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The lowest octave on some instruments, from C2 to B2.

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Plural of CONTRAOCTAVE.

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A hydrocarbon used as a standard for octane rating.

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Plural of ISOOCTANE.

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The act of walking while asleep.

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Plural of NOCTAMBULATION.

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The act of sleepwalking.

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Plural of NOCTAMBULISM.

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A person who sleepwalks.

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Plural of NOCTAMBULIST.

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A unit of cloud cover equal to one eighth of the sky.

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A musical instrument with eight strings.

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Having eight strings, as an instrument.

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Plural of OCTACHORD.

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A group or set of eight.

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Relating to an octad; eightfold.

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Plural of OCTAD.

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An eight-sided polygon.

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Having eight sides and eight angles; shaped like an octagon.

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In the shape of an octagon.

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Plural of OCTAGON.

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Plural of octahedron.

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Having the shape of an octahedron.

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In the shape or manner of an octahedron.

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A mineral form of titanium dioxide, also called anatase.

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Plural of OCTAHEDRITE.

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A polyhedron with eight plane faces.

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Plural of OCTAHEDRON.

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Relating to a base-8 number system.

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Plural of OCTAL.

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Having parts in groups of eight.

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A line of verse with eight metrical feet.

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Plural of OCTAMETER.

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Occurring every eight days.

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Having eight stamens.

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Having eight stamens.

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Any of various isomeric hydrocarbons in petroleum, used as fuel.

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Of or derived from octanedioic acid, a dicarboxylic acid.

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Plural of OCTANE.

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A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.

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Plural of OCTANGLE.

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Having eight angles; octagonal.

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Any of several isomeric eight-carbon alcohols used in perfumery.

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Plural of OCTANOL.

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Plural of OCTAN.

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An instrument for measuring angles, similar to a sextant.

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Relating to an octant or eighth part of a circle.

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Plural of OCTANT.

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A peptide consisting of eight amino acids.

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Plural of OCTAPEPTIDE.

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An edition of a text, especially the Bible, in eight parallel versions.

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Plural of OCTAPLA.

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Alternative spelling of octoploid.

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Plural of OCTAPLOIDY.

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Plural of OCTAPLOID.

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The condition of having eight sets of chromosomes.

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Having eight metrical feet.

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Plural of OCTAPODY.

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SUBCONTRAOCTAVE scores 24 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.