octosyllabic
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 12
/ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
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/ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ · /ˌɔk.təʉ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ · /ˌɑk.toʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
Definition of octosyllabic
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Containing eight syllables
“If you hum or whistle the rhythm of the common English metres,— of the decasyllabic quatrain, or the octosyllabic with alternate sexisyllabic, or other rhythms, […]”
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adj
-
(not-comparable)Containing eight syllables
“If you hum or whistle the rhythm of the common English metres,— of the decasyllabic quatrain, or the octosyllabic with alternate sexisyllabic, or other rhythms, […]”
noun
- A word of eight syllables.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From octo- + syllabic.
Words you can make from octosyllabic
200+ playable · top: CYCLITOLS (16 pts)
Best play cyclitols 16 points9-letter words
4 words8-letter words
14 words7-letter words
20 words6-letter words
55 words- COLBYS 13 pts
- CYCLOS 13 pts
- CYSTIC 13 pts
- BOCCIA 12 pts
- BOCCIS 12 pts
- BALLSY 11 pts
- BIALYS 11 pts
- BLASTY 11 pts
- BOYLAS 11 pts
- COOLLY 11 pts
- COSILY 11 pts
- COSTLY 11 pts
- LACILY 11 pts
- OCTYLS 11 pts
- OOCYST 11 pts
- STABLY 11 pts
- ACCOST 10 pts
- CALICO 10 pts
- CIBOLS 10 pts
- COACTS 10 pts
- COBALT 10 pts
- COBIAS 10 pts
- COCOAS 10 pts
- COLICS 10 pts
- COLOBI 10 pts
- LACTIC 10 pts
- OCICAT 10 pts
- ALIYOS 9 pts
- ALIYOT 9 pts
- ALLOYS 9 pts
- LASTLY 9 pts
- STILLY 9 pts
- TOLYLS 9 pts
- ALCOOL 8 pts
- BALLOT 8 pts
- BALTIS 8 pts
- BIOTAS 8 pts
- BLOATS 8 pts
- CITOLA 8 pts
- CLOOTS 8 pts
- COATIS 8 pts
- COITAL 8 pts
- COSTAL 8 pts
- LILACS 8 pts
- LOCALS 8 pts
- OBLAST 8 pts
- OBOIST 8 pts
- SCILLA 8 pts
- SCOTIA 8 pts
- SOCIAL 8 pts
- TABOOS 8 pts
- TICALS 8 pts
- ALLOTS 6 pts
- ATOLLS 6 pts
- TALLIS 6 pts
5-letter words
106 words- BACCY 14 pts
- COLBY 12 pts
- CYCAS 12 pts
- CYCLO 12 pts
- BOCCI 11 pts
- ACYLS 10 pts
- BALLY 10 pts
- BIALY 10 pts
- BILLY 10 pts
- BITSY 10 pts
- BOOTY 10 pts
- BOYLA 10 pts
- BOYOS 10 pts
- CLAYS 10 pts
- CLOYS 10 pts
- COALY 10 pts
- COLLY 10 pts
- COOLY 10 pts
- LOOBY 10 pts
- LYTIC 10 pts
- OCTYL 10 pts
- BASIC 9 pts
- BLOCS 9 pts
- CACTI 9 pts
- CIBOL 9 pts
- CISCO 9 pts
- COACT 9 pts
- COBIA 9 pts
- COCAS 9 pts
- COCOA 9 pts
- COCOS 9 pts
- COLIC 9 pts
- ALLOY 8 pts
- LAITY 8 pts
- LOYAL 8 pts
- SALLY 8 pts
- SALTY 8 pts
- ABOIL 7 pts
- ASCOT 7 pts
- BAILS 7 pts
- BAITS 7 pts
- BALLS 7 pts
- BALTI 7 pts
- BASIL 7 pts
- BILLS 7 pts
- BIOTA 7 pts
- BLAST 7 pts
- BLATS 7 pts
- BLOAT 7 pts
- BLOTS 7 pts
- BOAST 7 pts
- BOATS 7 pts
- BOILS 7 pts
- BOLAS 7 pts
- BOLLS 7 pts
- BOLOS 7 pts
- BOLTS 7 pts
- BOOST 7 pts
- BOOTS 7 pts
- BOTAS 7 pts
- CALLS 7 pts
- CALOS 7 pts
- CLAST 7 pts
- CLITS 7 pts
- CLOOT 7 pts
- CLOTS 7 pts
- COALS 7 pts
- COAST 7 pts
- COATI 7 pts
- COATS 7 pts
- COILS 7 pts
- COLAS 7 pts
- COLTS 7 pts
- COOLS 7 pts
- COOTS 7 pts
- COSTA 7 pts
- LAICS 7 pts
- LILAC 7 pts
- LOBOS 7 pts
- LOCAL 7 pts
- LOCIS 7 pts
- LOCOS 7 pts
- LOTIC 7 pts
- OBIAS 7 pts
- OBITS 7 pts
- OBOLI 7 pts
- OBOLS 7 pts
- OCTAL 7 pts
- SABOT 7 pts
- SALIC 7 pts
- ALIST 5 pts
- ALLOT 5 pts
- ALTOS 5 pts
- ATOLL 5 pts
- IOTAS 5 pts
- LILOS 5 pts
- LILTS 5 pts
- LITAS 5 pts
- LOOTS 5 pts
- LOTAS 5 pts
- LOTOS 5 pts
- LOTSA 5 pts
- OLIOS 5 pts
- OLLAS 5 pts
- OSTIA 5 pts
- SALOL 5 pts
Hooks
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