PYRRHIC — 7 letter word
pyrrhic
The word pyrrhic has 7 letters: P, Y, R, R, H, I, C. It contains 1 vowel and 6 consonants. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. As a adjective, it means "of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits, especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans".
7 letter word "pyrrhic": P Y R R H I C — adjective
Scrabble score: 17 Words With Friends score: 17
Letter analysis of pyrrhic
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| Y | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| R | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
1 vowels, 6 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of pyrrhic
adjective
- of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits, especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans "The abundance of casualties rendered it a pyrrhic victory."
- of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables "pyrrhic verses"
- of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece "pyrrhic dance movements"
noun
- an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
- a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables Synonyms: dibrach
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