elegy
Plural: elegies
Noun
- A mournful or lamenting poem, especially for the dead.
- a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
- A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
- A composition of mournful character.
- A classical poem written in elegiac meter
Examples
- After missing a seven-letter word, he mentally composed an ELEGY for his lost points.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”).
Scrabble Score: 9
elegy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordelegy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
elegy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
elegy: valid Words With Friends Word