The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ANAPEST which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1952.
A trisyllable metrical foot crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ANAPEST | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: A trisyllable metrical foot
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spondee
- iamb
- trochee
- dactyl
- pyrrhic
- anapest
- measure
- thesis
- proceleusmatic
- beat
- bacchius
- choriamb
Crossword Answer definitions
ANAPEST noun- In qualitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed (e.g., the word "interrupt").
- In quantitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g., the word "velveteen").
- A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter, e.g.
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