spondee
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
Definition of spondee
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.
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Etymology
From Latin spondēus (“spondee”), from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, “associated with a libation”) from σπονδή (spondḗ, “libation”): spondees were often used in melodies sung at libations.
Words you can make from spondee
125 playable · top: DEPONES (10 pts)
Best play depones 10 points6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
23 words4-letter words
47 words- DEEP 7 pts
- DEPS 7 pts
- DOPE 7 pts
- OPED 7 pts
- PEDS 7 pts
- PEED 7 pts
- PEND 7 pts
- PODS 7 pts
- POND 7 pts
- SPED 7 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- NEEP 6 pts
- NOPE 6 pts
- OPEN 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- PEEN 6 pts
- PEES 6 pts
- PENS 6 pts
- PEON 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- PONE 6 pts
- PONS 6 pts
- POSE 6 pts
- SEEP 6 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENS 5 pts
- DOES 5 pts
- DONE 5 pts
- DONS 5 pts
- DOSE 5 pts
- ENDS 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NODE 5 pts
- NODS 5 pts
- ODES 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- SEND 5 pts
- SNED 5 pts
- EONS 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- NOES 4 pts
- NOSE 4 pts
- ONES 4 pts
- SEEN 4 pts
- SENE 4 pts
- SONE 4 pts
3-letter words
32 words- DEP 6 pts
- PED 6 pts
- POD 6 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPS 5 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PES 5 pts
- POS 5 pts
- SOP 5 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOS 4 pts
- EDS 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- ODS 4 pts
- SOD 4 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
2-letter words
15 wordsHooks
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