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 – Congeal
January 20, 2026
Word of the Day – Congeal
Word of the Day - Congeal (verb) kon-jeel
Word of the Day – Derogate
January 19, 2026
Word of the Day – Derogate
Word of the Day - Derogate (verb) der-oh-gayt
Word of the Day – Inspissate
January 18, 2026
Word of the Day – Inspissate
Word of the Day - Inspissate (noun) in-spis-ayt
Word of the Day – Disparage
January 17, 2026
Word of the Day – Disparage
Word of the Day - Disparage (verb) dis-par-idj
Word of the Day – Multilateral
January 16, 2026
Word of the Day – Multilateral
Word of the Day - Multilateral (adj) mult-ee-lat-uh-rel
Word of the Day – Inauspicious
January 15, 2026
Word of the Day – Inauspicious
Word of the Day - Inauspicious (adj) in-aws-pish-ush