Iamb in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is iamb a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word iamb is a Scrabble US word. The word iamb is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

I1A1M3B3

Is iamb a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word iamb is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

I1A1M3B3

Is iamb a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word iamb is a Words With Friends word. The word iamb is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1A1M4B4

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4-letter words (2 found)

BIMA,IAMB,

3-letter words (4 found)

AIM,AMI,BAM,MIB,

2-letter words (7 found)

AB,AI,AM,BA,BI,MA,MI,

You can make 13 words from iamb according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of iamb

iamb aimb imab miab amib maib iabm aibm ibam biam abim baim imba miba ibma bima mbia bmia ambi mabi abmi bami mbai bmai

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word iamb. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in iamb.

Definitions and meaning of iamb

iamb

Etymology

From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Displaced iambus which shares the same classical origin.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈaɪəm/, /ˈaɪˌæm/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaɪˌæm/

Noun

iamb (plural iambs)

  1. (prosody) A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Synonyms

  • iambus, jambus

Derived terms

  • limping iamb

Translations

See also

  • trochee

Anagrams

  • ambi-, bami, bima, imba

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ïambe, from Latin iambus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jamb/

Noun

iamb m (plural iambi)

  1. (prosody) iamb

Declension

Further reading

  • iamb in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Source: wiktionary.org