Definitions For Cinquain
Noun
{{examples, sense=poem with 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, and 2-syllable lines, examples=Cinquainpoetic form
which, disyllabically
grows longer and longer and then
ends short}} CINQUAIN (plural CINQUAINs) A five-line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables. A five-line poetic form which consists of 1 noun, 2 adjectives, 3 actions, 4 feeling words, then 1 noun that is the same as top noun
Coordinate terms
couplet tercet terzain quatrain sestet septet octaveEtymology
Borrowed from {{bor, en, fr, cinquain}}.Is Cinquain a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
23
The word Cinquain is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends