Sexton

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

An American poet (1928-1974) renowned for her confessional verse and awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

“The anthology included several poems by Sexton alongside works by her contemporaries.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

sex·ton

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Synonyms

sacristan

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Wordle

TON ending is common, X is the high-value letter, NEXT is an anagram of the inner letters

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Scrabble

Worth 13 points, X (8 pts) makes this excellent value, TONE and NEXT sub-word potential

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “sexton”.

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