Metrical foot of two unstressed and one stressed syllable Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Metrical foot of two unstressed and one stressed syllable last seen in Guardian Weekend 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ANAPEST.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANAPEST Metrical foot of two unstressed and one stressed syllable (7) The Guardian Weekend May 6, 2023
4% IAMB Metrical foot consisting of an unstressed and a stressed syllable (4) The Guardian Weekend Jul 30, 2022
3% TROCHEE Two-syllable foot in poems (THE CORE anagram) (7) (7)
3% PAEON Metrical foot of one long and three short syllables (5)
3% IAMBS Unstressed-stressed metrical feet (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 5, 2025
3% SPONDEE Metrical foot of two long syllables (7)
3% DACTYL Metrical foot of one long syllable then two short (6) The Times Concise Jul 7, 2023
3% IAMBIC Of a metrical foot of two syllables, one short and one long (6)
3% ATONIC Unstressed, as a syllable (6) LA Times Daily Feb 17, 2019
3% ANAPESTS Metrical foot of three syllables (8) USA Today Jun 11, 2015

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