Definitions For Hendecasyllable

Noun

HENDECASYLLABLE (plural HENDECASYLLABLEs) (chiefly, prosody) A line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.

Coordinate terms

monosyllable disyllable trisyllable tetrasyllable pentasyllable sexisyllable heptasyllable octosyllable enneasyllable decasyllable dodecasyllable polysyllable

Related terms

hendecasyllabic

Translations

{{trans-top}} Italian: endecasillabo, m Latin: hendecasyllabus, m

Alternative forms

endecasyllable {{qualifier, common misspelling}}

Etymology

borrowed from {{bor + en + la + hendecasyllabus}}, from {{der + en + grc + ἑνδεκασύλλαβος}}; equivalent to hendeca + syllable.

Is Hendecasyllable 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
26
Words with Friends
30

The word Hendecasyllable is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends

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