8 Letter Words for Solstice
solecist, solstice
7 Letter Words for Solstice
citoles, closest, closets, cotises, loessic, oecists, ossetic, ossicle, scolite, soliste
6 Letter Words for Solstice
celtis, cessio, cestoi, cestos, citess, citole, clises, clites, closes, closet, clotes, colies, cosets, cosset, cossie, costes, cotise, escots, estocs, estoil, iscose, islets, istles, octile, oecist, sistle, slices, sliest, socies, socles, solist, steils, stelic, stelis, stiles, stoics, stoles, telcos, toiles, toises
5 Letter Words for Solstice
ceils, celts, cesti, ciels, cists, cites, clies, clite, clits, cloes, cloit, close, clote, clots, coils, coits, coles, colet, colts, coses, coset, cosie, cosse, coste, costs, cotes, eolic, escot, estoc, isles, islet, islot, istle, lects, leiss, lests, licet, liest, lists, lites, loess, loses, lotes, lotic, oleic, osset, scote, scots, secos, sects, seils, sesti, sices, sicle, siest, siles, silos, silts, sites, slice, slite, slits, sloes, slote, slots, socle, soils, solei, soles, sosie, sotie, steil, sties, stile, stoic, stole, teils, telco, telic, teloi, telos, tices, tiles, toile, toils, toise, toles, toses
4 Letter Words for Solstice
ceil, cels, celt, cess, cest, ceti, ciel, cist, cite, cito, cits, clio, clit, clos, clot, coes, coil, coit, cole, coli, cols, colt, cose, coss, cost, cote, cots, ecol, ecto, elts, ests, etic, ices, ilot, iocs, isle, isls, isos, itel, lect, leis, leos, less, lest, leto, lets, lice, lies, liss, list, lite, lits, loci, lose, loss, lost, lote, loti, lots, oeci, oils, oles, oses, osse, otic, otis, scet, scil, scot, scsi, seco, secs, sect, seil, seis, seit, sels, selt, sets, sice, sics, sile, silo, silt, siol, sise, sist, site, sits, slit, sloe, slot, soce, socs, soil, sole, sols, sots, stie, teil, teli, tels, tice, tics, ties, tile, tils, tocs, toes, toil, tole, tose, toss
3 Letter Words for Solstice
cel, ceo, cie, cis, cit, cli, clo, col, cos, cot, csi, cst, cte, cto, cts, eco, ect, eli, els, elt, eos, esc, ess, est, etc, ice, ile, ilo, ios, ise, isl, iso, ist, its, lei, leo, les, let, lie, lis, lit, loc, loe, los, lot, lsc, lst, oct, oes, oie, oil, ois, ole, ose, osi, otc, sci, sct, sec, sei, sel, set, sic, sie, sil, sis, sit, sle, slt, soc, sol, sot, sse, tec, tel, tes, tic, tie, til, tis, tlc, tlo, toc, toe, toi, tol, tos, tsi, tss
Definitions for Solstice
[1] Astronomy . either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice. either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
[2] a furthest or culminating point; a turning point.
[3] either the shortest day of the year (winter solstice ) or the longest day of the year (summer solstice )
[4] either of the two points on the ecliptic at which the sun is overhead at the tropic of Cancer or Capricorn at the summer and winter solstices
Words related to Solstice
ceiling, pinnacle, prominence, peak, extent, stature, elevation, crest, crown, highness, acme, cusp, apex, vertex, brow, rise, tip, mountain, summit, zenith
Words nearby Solstice
solon, solonchak, solonetz, solothurn, solpugid, solstice, solstitial, solti, solubility, solubility product, solubility test
Origin of Solstice
1200–50; < Middle English < Old French < Latin sōlstitium, equivalent to sōl sun + -stit-, combining form of stat-, variant stem of sistere to make stand (see stand) + -ium -ium; see -ice)
Word origin for Solstice
C13: via Old French from Latin sōlstitium, literally: the (apparent) standing still of the sun, from sōl sun + sistere to stand still
Synonyms for Solstice
ceiling, crest, elevation, extent, peak, pinnacle, prominence, stature, acme, apex, apogee, brow, crown, cusp, highness, hill, loftiness, mountain, pitch, rise, summit, tallness, tip, tiptop, vertex, zenith
