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What does dactyl mean? Is dactyl a Scrabble word?

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Is dactyl a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dactyl is a Scrabble US word. The word dactyl is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

D2A1C3T1Y4L1

Is dactyl a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dactyl is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

D2A1C3T1Y4L1

Is dactyl a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dactyl is a Words With Friends word. The word dactyl is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2A1C4T1Y3L2

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6-letter words (1 found)

DACTYL,

5-letter words (2 found)

TALCY,YCLAD,

4-letter words (9 found)

ACYL,CLAD,CLAT,CLAY,DALT,LACY,LADY,TALC,YALD,

3-letter words (16 found)

ACT,ALT,CAD,CAL,CAT,CAY,CLY,DAL,DAY,LAC,LAD,LAT,LAY,TAD,TAY,YAD,

2-letter words (8 found)

AD,AL,AT,AY,DA,LA,TA,YA,

You can make 36 words from dactyl according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of dactyl

dactyl

Alternative forms

  • dactyle, dactile

Etymology

From Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “a finger”), three bones of the finger corresponding to three syllables.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdæktɪɫ/

Noun

dactyl (plural dactyls)

  1. A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

Derived terms

  • double dactyl

Related terms

  • dactylic
  • polydactyl

Translations

See also

  • anapest
  • spondee
  • finger

Source: wiktionary.org