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Iambics

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of iambic: lines of verse composed in iambic metre, with alternating unstressed and stressed syllables.

The playwright wrote the entire drama in iambics, following the classical tradition.

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Wordle

Starts with two vowels I, A, contains MB cluster, the opening IA is unusual in Wordle

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Scrabble

Worth 15 points, M and C each score 3, and the opening vowel pair is useful for clearing vowels

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