pyrrhic
NOUN
/pɪrɪk/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
pyrrhic is a valid 7-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3Y4R1R1H4I1C3
3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does pyrrhic mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
An ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare.
BROADER
OTHER · 3 SENSES
1
Of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece.
“pyrrhic dance movements”
2
Of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables.
“pyrrhic verses”
3
Of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans).
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