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Yes. The word cynghanedd is a Scrabble US word. The word cynghanedd is worth 21 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word cynghanedd is a Scrabble UK word and has 21 points:

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10-letter words (1 found)

CYNGHANEDD,

7-letter words (3 found)

CHANGED,DAYCHED,GANCHED,

6-letter words (13 found)

AGENCY,CADGED,CANNED,CHANGE,DANCED,DANCEY,DANGED,GACHED,GANNED,HADDEN,HAGDEN,HANDED,HANGED,

5-letter words (42 found)

ACHED,ACNED,CADDY,CADGE,CADGY,CAGED,CAGEY,CANDY,CANED,CANEH,CANNY,CHANG,CHYND,DANCE,DANCY,DANDY,DANNY,DAYCH,DECAD,DECAN,DECAY,DENAY,DENCH,GANCH,GANDY,GENNY,GEYAN,GYNAE,HADED,HANCE,HANDY,HAYED,HEADY,HEDGY,HENNA,HENNY,HYENA,HYNDE,NACHE,NANCE,NANCY,NEDDY,

4-letter words (60 found)

ACED,ACHE,ACHY,ACNE,ADDY,AGED,AGEN,AHED,ANCE,CADE,CAGE,CAGY,CANE,CANG,CANN,CANY,CHAD,CHAY,CYAN,DACE,DANG,DEAD,DEAN,DENY,DYAD,DYED,DYNE,EACH,ECAD,EDDY,EDGY,EGAD,GACH,GADE,GAED,GAEN,GANE,GEAN,GENA,GYAN,HADE,HAED,HAEN,HAND,HANG,HEAD,HEND,HYED,HYEN,NACH,NANE,NANG,NYAH,NYED,YAGE,YANG,YEAD,YEAH,YEAN,YECH,

3-letter words (60 found)

ACE,ACH,ADD,AGE,AND,ANE,ANN,ANY,AYE,CAD,CAG,CAN,CAY,CHA,CHE,DAD,DAE,DAG,DAH,DAN,DAY,DEG,DEN,DEY,DYE,EAN,ECH,EDH,END,ENG,GAD,GAE,GAN,GAY,GED,GEN,GEY,HAD,HAE,HAG,HAN,HAY,HEN,HEY,HYE,NAE,NAG,NAH,NAN,NAY,NED,NEG,NYE,YAD,YAE,YAG,YAH,YEA,YEH,YEN,

2-letter words (20 found)

AD,AE,AG,AH,AN,AY,CH,DA,DE,EA,ED,EH,EN,HA,HE,NA,NE,NY,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 200 words from cynghanedd according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cynghanedd

cynghanedd

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh cynghanedd (“harmony”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəŋˈhænɛð/

Noun

cynghanedd (usually uncountable, plural cynganeddion)

  1. (prosody) The complex system of internal assonance, alliteration and rhyme in Welsh strict-meter poetry.
    • 1948 (revised 1952), Robert Graves, The White Goddess, Faber & Faber 1999, p. 14:
      Only certain epithets and metaphors were authorized; themes were similarly restricted, metres fixed, and Cynghanedd, the repetitive use of consonantal sequences with variation of vowels, became a burdensome obsession.
    • 1998, editors (names unknown), "cynghanedd" in Britannica Online Encyclopedia
      There are four fundamental types of cynghanedd, but within these there are a number of refinements and variations. When skillfully used, cynghanedd is capable of conveying an almost unlimited variety of subtle effects.

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəŋˈhanɛð/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəŋˈhaːnɛð/, /kəŋˈhanɛð/

Noun

cynghanedd f (plural cynganeddion)

  1. (music) harmony
    Synonym: harmoni
  2. (prosody) cynghanedd
  3. harmony, concord
    Synonym: cytgord

Derived terms

  • cynganeddol (“in cynghanedd”)
  • cynganeddu (“to compose cynghanedd”)
  • cynganeddwr (“composer of cynghanedd”)

Mutation

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cynghanedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Source: wiktionary.org