Acrostic (noun)
ak-ros-tik
A poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.
Late 16th century: from French acrostiche, from Greek akrostikhis, from akron ‘end’ + stikhos ‘row, line of verse’.
Example sentences
“I created it acrostic style and framed it as a gift.”
Word of the Day – Torrid
June 23, 2026
Word of the Day – Torrid
Word of the Day - Torrid (adj) toh-rid
Word of the Day – Eftsoons
June 22, 2026
Word of the Day – Eftsoons
Word of the Day - Eftsoons (adverb) (archaic) eft-sunz
Word of the Day – Paternal
June 21, 2026
Word of the Day – Paternal
Word of the Day - Paternal (adj) pat-ur-nal
Word of the Day – Heimatlos
June 20, 2026
Word of the Day – Heimatlos
Word of the Day - Heimatlos (adj) hy-maht-los
Word of the Day – Hastate
June 19, 2026
Word of the Day – Hastate
Word of the Day - Hastate (adj)
Word of the Day – Imbricate
June 18, 2026
Word of the Day – Imbricate
Word of the Day - Imbricate (adj) im-brik-ayt