Word Type

Noun

Adjective

The word "acrostic" can be used as noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

acrostically acrosticism double acrostic paracrostic pentacrostic triple acrostic

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

literary composition literary work mystifier puzzle puzzler teaser

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

telestich word square

Type Of (IsA)

configuration legal form literary composition single purpose device

Related Terms

acronym acrophony

Related Terms

anagram author initial letter message poem puzzle quotation solution spell telesticon text word word square

Synonym Network

word square

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.