Macbeth
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The eleventh-century King of Scotland who reigned from 1040 until his death in 1057, and whose story inspired Shakespeare's celebrated tragedy of the same name.
“Macbeth defeated King Duncan in battle and seized the Scottish throne in 1040.”
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Syllables
mac·beth
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Contains the TH ending and the MAC- prefix, making it guessable once the first three letters are confirmed
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As a proper noun, Macbeth is not valid in standard Scrabble, but the letter pattern is worth knowing for wordplay
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