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   Pyr·rhic

   /ˈpirik/

   

   noun

   • 1. a metrical foot of two short or unaccented syllables.

   Word Origin early 17th century: via Latin from Greek purrhikhios (pous) ‘pyrrhic (foot)’, the meter of a song accompanying a war dance, named after Purrhikhos, inventor of the dance.

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • P

     3

   • Y

     4

   • R

     1

   • R

     1

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

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