Definition of OCTONARY

octonary

Plural: octonaries

Noun

  • A stanza or verse of eight lines.
  • the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
  • A group of eight things

Adj

  • Of eighth rank or order.
  • Consisting of eight things

Examples

  • The opponent’s long word stretched across the board like a poetic OCTONARY.

Origin / Etymology

From the Latin octōnārius (“containing eight”), from octōnī (“eight at a time”, “by eights”, “eight each”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary).

Synonyms

8, eight, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, octet, ogdoad, VIII, octal

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

octonary: valid Words With Friends Word