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There are 19 six-letter words containing CTA

ACTANT• actant n. (Grammar) Any of the participants, such as the subject or object, in a grammatical clause.
• ACTANT n. a noun phrase functioning as the agent of the main verb of a sentence.
DUCTAL• ductal adj. (Anatomy) Of, relating to, or originating in a duct.
• DUCTAL adj. made up of ducts.
EJECTA• ejecta n. (Geology) Material which has been ejected, especially from a volcano or an impact crater.
• EJECTA n. material ejected esp. from a volcano, also EJECTAMENTA.
EXACTA• exacta n. A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.
• EXACTA n. (Spanish) a type of horse racing bet.
LACTAM• lactam n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of cyclic amides that are the nitrogen analogs of lactones, formed…
• LACTAM n. one of a series of anhydrides of an amido type, analogous to the lactones.
NECTAR• nectar n. (Chiefly mythology) The drink of the gods.
• nectar n. (By extension) Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice.
• nectar n. (Botany) The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.
OCTADS• octads n. Plural of octad.
• OCTAD n. a group of eight.
OCTALS• octals n. Plural of octal.
• OCTAL n. a number system with a base of eight.
OCTANE• octane n. (Organic chemistry) Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C8H18) found in petroleum…
• octane n. Octane number.
• OCTANE n. any of a series of saturated hydrocarbons.
OCTANS• octans n. Plural of octan.
• Octans prop.n. (Astronomy) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an octant. It lies…
• OCTAN n. a fever recurring every eight day.
OCTANT• octant n. The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
• octant n. (Astrology) The aspect of two planets that are 45°, or one-eighth of a circle, apart.
• octant n. (Geometry) The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant.
OCTAVE• octave n. (Music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a…
• octave n. (Music) The pitch an octave higher than a given pitch.
• octave n. (Music) A coupler on an organ which allows the organist to sound the note an octave above the note of…
OCTAVO• octavo n. (Paper, printing) A sheet of paper 7 to 10 inches (= 17.78 to 25.4 cm) high and 4.5 to 6 inches (= 11…
• octavo n. (Printing) A book of octavo pages.
• OCTAVO n. (Latin) a page size, also EIGHTVO.
PUNCTA• puncta n. Plural of punctum.
• PUNCTUM n. (Latin) a point or dot; a minute aperture.
RECTAL• rectal adj. Of, via or related to the rectum.
• rectal n. (Informal) Ellipsis of rectal examination..
• RECTAL adj. pertaining to the rectum.
RICTAL• rictal adj. Possessing the qualities of a rictus.
• RICTAL adj. relating to the rictus, the expanse or gape of the mouth, or of the beak or jaws of a bird, fish, etc.
SANCTA• sancta n. Plural of sanctum.
• SANCTUM n. (Latin) a sacred place.
TECTAL• tectal adj. Of or pertaining to the tectum.
• tectal n. (Phonetics) A consonant articulated in the roof of the mouth.
• TECTAL adj. relating to a tectum, a rooflike body structure.
TICTAC• tic-tac n. (Britain) a system of sign language used by bookmakers at racecourses to communicate odds and bets;…
• tic␣tac adj. (Colloquial) fussy, petty.
• TICTAC v. to use arm signals for bookmaker information, also TICKTACK, TICTOC, TICKTOCK.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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