plagal cadence
NOUN
/pleɪɡəl_'keɪdəns/
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P
plagal cadence is a valid 14-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3L1A1G2A1L1C3A1D2E1N1C3E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING
What does plagal cadence mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic.
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