Adonic
6 lettersadjectiverareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Of or relating to the Adonic metre, a classical verse pattern consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee.
“The poem's closing line was composed in an adonic metre, lending it a mournful cadence.”
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a·don·ic
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Wordle
Ends in -ONIC, a pattern shared with SONIC, TONIC, and IRONIC, contains A, O, I vowels
Scrabble
Worth 9 points, uncommon but the -ONIC hook family is productive on the Scrabble board
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