7 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
noun a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
originFrom Latin spondēus (“spondee”), from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, “associated with a libation”) from σπονδή (spondḗ, “libation”): spondees were often used in melodies sung at libations.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0