lateen

lateen is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa. See below. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa. See below.
2. noun. a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
3. adjective. rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lateen:

elanet, lanete

Common word forms

lateens, lateener

Words from these letters

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