Definitions For Molossus

Noun

MOLOSSUS (plural es or molossi) (poetry) A metrical foot of three long syllables.

Translations

German: Molossus, m Greek: : Ancient Greek: μολοσσός, m Latin: molossus, m, extensipes, m, pes hippius

Alternative forms

molosse

Etymology

From {{etyl, la, en}} {{l, la, molossus}}, from (Ancient Greek)  {{l, grc, μολοσσός}}, properly "belonging to the molossians", a people in the eastern part of Epirus.

Is Molossus a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
13

The word Molossus is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

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