Imagery
7 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects or ideas, or the capacity to form mental pictures of things not physically present.
“The poet's use of imagery made the reader feel the cold of the winter landscape.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈɪmɪd͡ʒri/
Syllables
im·age·ry
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Starts with IMAG, four vowels, ends in -RY which is common in Wordle adjective/noun patterns
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Scrabble
Worth 12 points, Y scores 4 and the word uses an efficient spread of common tiles
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