Is “Syntagm” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
SYNTAGM
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Syntagm

/ˈsɪntæm/

noun
  1. 1.A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit.

    The syntagma “the God of peace” (in Greek ὁ Θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης) occurs in all undisputed Pauline letters.

  2. 2.An arrangement of units that together bears a meaning.

    To combine a sequence of shots into a larger syntagma, there has to be a connection between the successive shots.

  3. 3.(history) A Macedonian phalanx fighting formation consisting of 256 men with long spears (sarissae).

    The men forming the syntagma were arranged in a square of sixteen files of sixteen.