dactylic hexameter

18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

dactylic hexameter is a valid 18-letter word worth 37 points in Scrabble and 39 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

D2A1C3T1Y4L1I1C3H4E1X8A1M3E1T1E1R1

2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =37 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 74TRIPLE WORD → 111

MEANING

What does dactylic hexameter mean?