Definitions For Sesquipedal

Adjective

(not comparable) Measuring or containing a foot and a half.

Derived terms

sesquipedalian

Related terms

{{prefixsee, en, sesqui-}} {{rootsee, en, ine, ped}}

Translations

Italian: sesquipedale Latin: sēsquipedālis

Etymology

{{root, en, ine-pro, *ped-}} borrowed from {{bor + en + la + sesquipedalis}}; equivalent to sesqui + pedal + t1=one and a half + t2=foot, of the foot.

Is Sesquipedal 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
23
Words with Friends
26

The word Sesquipedal is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

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