Metrical feet
The crossword clue "Metrical feet" is answered by IAMBS, a 5-letter entry. Used 23 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1947. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
IAMBS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IAMBS answer page.
Used 23 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1947. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ANAPESTS (4 uses in xd)
- PAEONS (3 uses in xd)
- IAMBUSES (2 uses in xd)
- DACTYLS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for IAMBS
Every other clue in this collection answered by IAMBS, most used first.
- Poetic feet - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Light on one's feet - AGILE, used 84 times
- Got to one's feet - STOOD, used 45 times
- Metrical feet - IAMBI, used 34 times
- Get to one's feet - STAND, used 31 times
- Quick on one's feet - AGILE, used 31 times
- Drag one's feet - STALL, used 24 times
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