octosyllabic

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
25
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/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

  1. (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

  1. (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

  1. A word of eight syllables.

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Etymology

From octo- + syllabic.

Words you can make from octosyllabic

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9-letter words

4 words

8-letter words

14 words

7-letter words

20 words

6-letter words

55 words

5-letter words

106 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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