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Is lyric a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lyric is a Scrabble US word. The word lyric is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is lyric a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lyric is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

LYRIC,

4-letter words (2 found)

CIRL,RICY,

3-letter words (3 found)

CLY,CRY,ICY,

2-letter words (1 found)

LI,

You can make 7 words from lyric according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of lyric

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Definitions and meaning of lyric

lyric

Alternative forms

  • lyrick (obsolete)

Etymology

From French lyrique, or its source, Latin lyricus, from Ancient Greek λυρικός (lurikós), from λύρα (lúra, lyre). Its English equivalent would be lyre +‎ -ic.

The original Greek sense of "lyric poetry"—"poetry accompanied by the lyre" i.e. "words set to music"—eventually led to its use as "lyrics", first attested in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Stainer and Barrett used the word as a singular substantive: "Lyric, poetry or blank verse intended to be set to music and sung". By the 1930s, the present use of the plurale tantum "lyrics" had begun; it has been standard since the 1950s for many writers. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song by authorities such as Alec Wilder, Robert Gottlieb, and Stephen Sondheim. However, the singular form is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈlɪɹ.ɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɹɪk

Adjective

lyric (comparative more lyric, superlative most lyric)

  1. (poetry) Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style
  2. Of or relating to a writer of such poetry
  3. lyrical
  4. Having a light singing voice of modest range
  5. Of or relating to musical drama and opera
  6. melodious
  7. Of or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp)

Derived terms

  • lyrical
  • lyrically
  • lyricize

Noun

lyric (plural lyrics)

  1. A lyric poem.
  2. (usually in the plural) The words of a song or other vocal music.
    Synonym: songword

Usage notes

The singular form is sometimes used to refer to a part of the words, whereas the plural form is usually used to refer to all of the words. In formal usage, the singular form is still often used to refer to all of the words.

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Translations

Anagrams

  • Cyril

Source: wiktionary.org