iambic

iambic is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
2. adjective. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
3. noun. An iambic foot; an iambus.
4. noun. A verse composed of iambic feet.
5. noun. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
6. noun. a verse line consisting of iambs
7. adjective. of or consisting of iambs

   "iambic pentameter"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in iambic:

cimbia

Common word forms

iambics, iambical

Words from these letters

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