6-letter words containing e, t, c
- rector — a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- rectum — the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- rectus — any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- redact — to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- reduct — to reduce.
- refect — to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- relict — Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- reluct — to struggle (against something); rebel.
- resect — to do a resection on.
- retack — to tack again
- retcon — a subsequent revision of an established story in film, TV, video games, or comics: In an awkward retcon of his origin story, the hero’s parents survived the attack but suffered complete memory loss.
- richet — Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- ricket — a mistake
- rochet — a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- rocket — Maurice [maw-rees;; French moh-rees] /mɔˈris;; French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), ("Rocket") 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player.
- rotche — dovekie
- sachet — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- scathe — to attack with severe criticism.
- scient — an old word meaning scientific
- sclate — slate
- sclent — to move or lie on a slant.
- scoter — any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- screet — to shed tears; weep
- scrote — a worthless fellow
- scutes — a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scythe — an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
- secant — Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- sector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- select — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- septic — pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- sextic — of the sixth degree.
- sketch — a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
- socket — a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing.
- spects — single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spetch — a piece of animal skin or leather
- stacey — a male or female given name.
- stacte — one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- stance — the position or bearing of the body while standing: legs spread in a wide stance; the threatening stance of the bull.
- stench — an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- steric — of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- t cell — any of several closely related lymphocytes, developed in the thymus, that circulate in the blood and lymph and orchestrate the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells, either by lymphokine secretions or by direct contact: helper T cells recognize foreign antigen on the surfaces of other cells, then they stimulate B cells to produce antibody and signal killer T cells to destroy the antigen-displaying cells; subsequently suppressor T cells return the immune system to normal by inactivating the B cells and killer T cells.
- t-cell — any of several closely related lymphocytes, developed in the thymus, that circulate in the blood and lymph and orchestrate the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells, either by lymphokine secretions or by direct contact: helper T cells recognize foreign antigen on the surfaces of other cells, then they stimulate B cells to produce antibody and signal killer T cells to destroy the antigen-displaying cells; subsequently suppressor T cells return the immune system to normal by inactivating the B cells and killer T cells.
- taches — a buckle; clasp.
- tacked — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- tacker — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- tacket — a nail or tack, especially a hobnail.
- tackie — a sneaker.
- tackle — equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.