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What does rhythm mean? Is rhythm a Scrabble word?

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Is rhythm a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rhythm is a Scrabble US word. The word rhythm is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

R1H4Y4T1H4M3

Is rhythm a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rhythm is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

R1H4Y4T1H4M3

Is rhythm a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word rhythm is a Words With Friends word. The word rhythm is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1H3Y3T1H3M4

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6-letter words (1 found)

RHYTHM,

4-letter words (1 found)

MYTH,

3-letter words (3 found)

RHY,THY,TRY,

2-letter words (2 found)

HM,MY,

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

Definitions and meaning of rhythm

rhythm

Etymology

First coined in 1557, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “any measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”), from ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow, run, stream, gush”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɪð.əm/, [ˈɹɪð.m̩]
    • Rhymes: -ɪðəm
  • (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪθ.əm/

Noun

rhythm (countable and uncountable, plural rhythms)

  1. The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
  2. A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
  3. A flow, repetition or regularity.
  4. The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
  5. The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
  6. A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
  7. Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.
  8. A person's natural feeling for rhythm.

Synonyms

  • meter / metre
  • prosody
  • (instruments providing rhythm) rhythm section

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Source: wiktionary.org