Definition of catalectic

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • catalectic is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • catalectic is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • catalectic is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20

Definition of catalectic


  • (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot (noun)
  • (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot ()

See definition of catalectic in Merriam Webster