tantalus

/tæntələs/ noun
8 letters3 syllables8 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
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(Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it.

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Related formtantalise
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Pig Latinantalustay
Starts & ends withT … S
Syllablestan · ta · lus
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