iamb

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈaɪəm/ (UK)
See all 3 pronunciations
/ˈaɪəm/ (UK) · /ˈaɪˌæm/ (UK) · /ˈaɪˌæm/

Definition of iamb

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

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Etymology

From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin ïambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Displaced iambus which shares the same classical origin.

Words you can make from iamb

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3-letter words

4 words

2-letter words

7 words

Hooks

2 extensions · 2 back

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