pyrrhic
Pyrrhic can refer to a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables or an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare. Pyrrhic is also used as adjective, with meanings including of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece.
Length
7
Scrabble
17
WWF
17
Starts
PY
Ends
HIC
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “PYRRHIC” Mean?
/ˈpɪɹ.ɪk/
pyrrhic has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
3 sensesof or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece
“pyrrhic dance movements”
of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
“pyrrhic verses”
of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)
“a Pyrrhic victory”
Noun
2 sensesa metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
Synonyms
an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
Synonyms for PYRRHIC
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
7
Vowels
1
Consonants
6
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Definition
of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece
Length
7 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
C
Vowels
1
Consonants
6
Letters
P, Y, R, R, H, I, C
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★PYRRHIC has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PYRRHIC is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PYRRHIC can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆PYRRHIC contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCCDEF
CV Pattern
CCCCCVC
Vowel Share
14%
Consonant Share
86%
Bigrams
PY, YR, RR, RH, HI, IC
Trigrams
PYR, YRR, RRH, RHI, HIC
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