Capstan

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A vertical rotating drum on a ship used to haul in rope or cable when raising the anchor or handling heavy loads.

“The sailors worked in shifts at the capstan to raise the ship's heavy anchor from the seabed.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

cap·stan

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Synonyms

windlasswinch

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -AN, contains vowels A and A, the ST cluster in positions five and six is worth testing

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, a well-known nautical term using common tiles that plays cleanly on most boards

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Anagrams of Capstan

Words that use exactly the same letters as “capstan”.

catnaps

Words you can make from Capstan

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