Definition of DISTICH

distich

Plural: distichs

Noun

  • A couplet, or two lines of verse, typically rhyming.
  • two items of the same kind
  • A couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.
  • Any couplet.

Adj

  • Distichous.

Examples

  • Finding a DISTICH of overlapping words on the board can lead to surprisingly high scores.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin distichon (“a poem of two verses, a distich consisting of a hexameter and a pentameter”), from Ancient Greek δίστιχον (dístikhon).

Scrabble Score: 13

distich: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
distich: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
distich: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

distich: valid Words With Friends Word