What it means
- (noun) A word having more than one syllable
- (adjective) (of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables. “"Antidisestablishmentarianism" definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word.”
- (adjective) (of spoken or written language) Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables. “I have a particularly off-putting predilection for the utilization of ponderously polysyllabic linguistic constructions.”
Letter analysis
- Polysyllabic contains 12 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 9 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 5.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 24.
Sub-words
- playbills
- playbill
- playboys
- sociably
- socially
- syllabic
- calypso
- cosplay
- locally
- loyally
- playboy
- scallop
- syllabi
- alloys
- ballsy
- biopsy
- byplay
- lilacs
- locals
- policy
- social
- alloy
- aspic
- bails
- balls
- basic
- basil
- bills
- billy
- blips
- blocs
- boils
- bolas
- bolls
- calls
- claps
- clasp
- clips
- clops
- cloys
- coals
- coils
- colas
- coyly
- lilac
- local
- lolls
- loyal
- opals
- pails
- palls
- palsy
- pills
- plays
- ploys
- polls
- sally
- scalp
- scaly
Words that mean the same
Antonyms
Related words
Other 12-letter words
- abbreviating
- abbreviation
- abolitionist
- abominations
- abortionists
- abrasiveness
- abridgements
- abstractedly
- abstractions
- abstractness
- abstruseness
- academically
- academicians
- accelerating
- acceleration
- accelerators
- accentuating
- accentuation
Words starting with POL
- pol
- polar
- polarities
- polarity
- polarization
- polarize
- polarized
- polarizes
- polarizing
- pole
- polecat
- polecats
- poled
- polemic
- polemical
- polemics
- poles
- polestar
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Words ending with BIC
Common questions
What does Polysyllabic mean?
A word having more than one syllable
How many letters are in Polysyllabic?
Polysyllabic has 12 letters.
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