sextant altitude

16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

sextant altitude is a valid 16-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

S1E1X8T1A1N1T1A1L1T1I1T1U1D2E1

1 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =23 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69

MEANING

What does sextant altitude mean?