Definitions for sixteens

sixteens six·teen

Spelling: [siks-teen]
IPA: /ˈsɪksˈtin/

Sixteens is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 146 anagrams from letters in sixteens (eeinsstx).

Definitions for sixteens

noun

  1. a cardinal number, ten plus six.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 16 or XVI.
  3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

  1. amounting to 16 in number.

Origin of sixteens

before 900; Middle English, Old English sixtēne; cognate with Dutch zestien, German sechzehn, Old Norse sextān. See six, -teen

Examples for sixteens

sixteen seasons in, The Biggest Loser continues to be a ratings winner.

My birth certificate was modified, I changed my name, and when I was sixteen I emancipated from my grandparents and my father.

sixteen have cleared the Judiciary Committee, 13 with unanimous support from members of both parties.

At the age of sixteen these bad guys chase you, often under the amused and complicit watch of policemen.

Hope to reach Israelite Bay to-morrow, as it is only sixteen miles distant.

sixteen years later, his former best friend finally confronts him.

We on the other hand cross the ocean in sixteen hours in a flying machine.

There were sixty-four men, and sixteen or seventeen families.

The tower rises above the crossing, and is crowned by sixteen pinnacles.

The prices of a few are inserted; sixteen blankets were sold.

Word Value for sixteens
Scrable

14

Words with friends

15

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