In prosody, consisting of one long and two short syllables Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue In prosody, consisting of one long and two short syllables last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DACTYLIC.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DACTYLIC In prosody, consisting of one long and two short syllables (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 3, 2017
6% MORA Short syllable in prosody. (4)
5% SUB Long sandwich, for short (3)
5% STILT One of two long poles for walking on (5) (5) Mirror Classic Sep 11, 2025
5% ARE Consist of (3) Newsday Aug 3, 2025
5% PAEON Metrical foot of one long and three short syllables (5)
5% IAMB Poetic foot of a short then a long syllable (4) The Times Specialist Jul 7, 2025
5% ANAPAEST Metrical foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long one (8) (8)
5% ARSIS Accented syllable, in prosody (5)
4% HEH Chuckle syllable (3) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2025

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