polysyndeton
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- Scrabble points
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 12
Definition of polysyndeton
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence.
“In Polysyndeton conjunctions flow, And every word its copulative will shew.”
“[Hemingway] often employs a variety of polysyndeton—a frequent use of conjunctions, most notably “and”—linking elements in a sentence together in a way that implies all parts are of equal importance, while in fact one unit of the series may be much more significant than the others.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin polysyndeton, itself from Byzantine Greek πολυσύνδετον (polusúndeton, literally “many connected”).
Words you can make from polysyndeton
200+ playable · top: POLYTENY (16 pts)
Best play polyteny 16 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
28 words- SYNTYPE 15 pts
- DOYLEYS 14 pts
- DEPLOYS 13 pts
- SYNTONY 13 pts
- PENTYLS 12 pts
- PEYOTLS 12 pts
- POLEYNS 12 pts
- SPOONEY 12 pts
- NOTEDLY 11 pts
- NYLONED 11 pts
- LOONEYS 10 pts
- POODLES 10 pts
- SNOOPED 10 pts
- SPOOLED 10 pts
- SPOONED 10 pts
- STOOPED 10 pts
- SYNTONE 10 pts
- LEPTONS 9 pts
- NONSTOP 9 pts
- PELOTON 9 pts
- PONTONS 9 pts
- NOODLES 8 pts
- SNOOLED 8 pts
- SNOOTED 8 pts
- STOOLED 8 pts
- TENDONS 8 pts
- TOLEDOS 8 pts
- TOODLES 8 pts
6-letter words
76 words- DOYLEY 13 pts
- DEPLOY 12 pts
- PLOYED 12 pts
- SPENDY 12 pts
- OPENLY 11 pts
- PENTYL 11 pts
- PEYOTL 11 pts
- PLENTY 11 pts
- PLOYES 11 pts
- POLEYN 11 pts
- PTOOEY 11 pts
- PYLONS 11 pts
- SNOOPY 11 pts
- SPOONY 11 pts
- TEPOYS 11 pts
- DOYENS 10 pts
- DYNELS 10 pts
- ODYLES 10 pts
- STYLED 10 pts
- SYNDET 10 pts
- YODELS 10 pts
- YODLES 10 pts
- DEPOTS 9 pts
- DESPOT 9 pts
- DOPEST 9 pts
- LOOEYS 9 pts
- LOONEY 9 pts
- LOOPED 9 pts
- NONYLS 9 pts
- NYLONS 9 pts
- PODSOL 9 pts
- POODLE 9 pts
- POOLED 9 pts
- POSTED 9 pts
- SLOPED 9 pts
- SNOOTY 9 pts
- STONEY 9 pts
- STOPED 9 pts
- TOYONS 9 pts
- LEPTON 8 pts
- NETOPS 8 pts
- PLEONS 8 pts
- PONENT 8 pts
- PONTES 8 pts
- PONTON 8 pts
- POSOLE 8 pts
- SPLENT 8 pts
- LODENS 7 pts
- LOOSED 7 pts
- LOOTED 7 pts
- NODOSE 7 pts
- NOODLE 7 pts
- NOOSED 7 pts
- ODEONS 7 pts
- OLDEST 7 pts
- OODLES 7 pts
- SOLOED 7 pts
- SOOTED 7 pts
- STOLED 7 pts
- STONED 7 pts
- TENDON 7 pts
- TOLEDO 7 pts
- TONDOS 7 pts
- TOODLE 7 pts
- TOOLED 7 pts
- LENTOS 6 pts
- LOOSEN 6 pts
- NELSON 6 pts
- NONETS 6 pts
- SONNET 6 pts
- STOLEN 6 pts
- STOLON 6 pts
- TELSON 6 pts
- TENNOS 6 pts
- TENONS 6 pts
- TONNES 6 pts
5-letter words
93 words- DOYLY 12 pts
- DOPEY 11 pts
- LOOPY 10 pts
- PENNY 10 pts
- PEONY 10 pts
- PESTY 10 pts
- PLOYE 10 pts
- PLOYS 10 pts
- POESY 10 pts
- POLYS 10 pts
- POSEY 10 pts
- POTSY 10 pts
- PYLON 10 pts
- SEPOY 10 pts
- DONSY 9 pts
- DOOLY 9 pts
- DOYEN 9 pts
- DYNEL 9 pts
- DYNES 9 pts
- LYSED 9 pts
- ODYLE 9 pts
- ODYLS 9 pts
- SLOYD 9 pts
- DEPOT 8 pts
- DOPES 8 pts
- LOOEY 8 pts
- LOONY 8 pts
- LOPED 8 pts
- NONYL 8 pts
- NOSEY 8 pts
- NYLON 8 pts
- OPTED 8 pts
- PENDS 8 pts
- PLODS 8 pts
- POLED 8 pts
- PONDS 8 pts
- POODS 8 pts
- POOED 8 pts
- POSED 8 pts
- ESTOP 7 pts
- LOOPS 7 pts
- LOPES 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- OPENS 7 pts
- PELON 7 pts
- PELTS 7 pts
- PEONS 7 pts
- PESTO 7 pts
- PLEON 7 pts
- PLOTS 7 pts
- POETS 7 pts
- POLES 7 pts
- POLOS 7 pts
- PONES 7 pts
- POOLS 7 pts
- POONS 7 pts
- SLEPT 7 pts
- SLOOP 7 pts
- SLOPE 7 pts
- DELTS 6 pts
- DENTS 6 pts
- DOEST 6 pts
- DOLES 6 pts
- DOLTS 6 pts
- DONNE 6 pts
- DOTES 6 pts
- LENDS 6 pts
- LODEN 6 pts
- LODES 6 pts
- LOOED 6 pts
- NODES 6 pts
- NOSED 6 pts
- NOTED 6 pts
- ODEON 6 pts
- OLDEN 6 pts
- ENOLS 5 pts
- LENOS 5 pts
- LENTO 5 pts
- LOONS 5 pts
- LOOSE 5 pts
- LOOTS 5 pts
- LOTOS 5 pts
- NEONS 5 pts
- NOELS 5 pts
- NOLOS 5 pts
- NONES 5 pts
- NONET 5 pts
- NOONS 5 pts
- NOOSE 5 pts
- NOTES 5 pts
- OLEOS 5 pts
- ONSET 5 pts
- SETON 5 pts
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