Sesame

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A tropical annual herb widely cultivated for its flat oval seeds and the oil pressed from them, used extensively in cooking.

“She toasted sesame seeds in a dry pan before sprinkling them over the salad.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ses·a·me

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Synonyms

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Wordle

Double S and three vowels E, A, E, the repeating pattern SES is distinctive

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, M adds a point, two Es and two Ss make it easier to hold good tiles

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “sesame”.

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “sesame”.

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