sextet

noun

sex·​tet seks-ˈtet 

1

: a musical composition for six instruments or voices

2

: a group or set of six: such as

a

: the performers of a sextet

b

: a hockey team

Examples of sextet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The sextet enjoyed a few minutes of weightlessness and saw Earth against the blackness of space. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026

With a lineup of experimental rock veterans, the Detroit sextet takes a psychedelic voyage that favors the collective over the individual. —David Glickman, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026

The Florida Lotto top prize in Saturday’s drawing will be $14 million after nobody hit the main drawing sextet of 2, 4, 43, 48, 52 and 53. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026

All six panelists have the Bills-Bengals game being decided by four points or less, while the sextet believes the Chiefs-Texans game will be decided by no more than five points. —Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

alteration of sestet

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sextet

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• brevet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette

Kids Definition

sextet

noun

sex·​tet sek-ˈstet 

1

: a musical composition for six instruments or voices

2

: a group or set of six