The word pharos is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • pharos n. (Historical) An ancient lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors.
  • pharos n. (Figuratively) That which stands out; a shining light.
  • Pharos prop.n. A small island off Alexandria where the Lighthouse of Alexandria was located.

24 valid words from 3 definitions

AN ANCIENT BEACON FIGURATIVELY GUIDE HISTORICAL ISLAND LIGHT LIGHTHOUSE LOCATED OF OFF OR OUT SAILORS SHINING SMALL STANDS THAT THE TO WAS WHERE WHICH

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

ALEXANDRIA

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AR HA HARO HAROS OS

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AH OR ORA RAH SO SORA

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

PHASOR

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

PHARES PHARMS

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

HAROS

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

PHAROSES

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

BLEPHAROSPASM BLEPHAROSPASMS

6 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+B BARHOPS
+C CARHOPS COPRAHS
+H SHOPHAR
+N ORPHANS
+S PHASORS

12 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-H ASPRO PRAOS PROAS PSORA SAPOR SOPRA
-O HARPS SHARP
-P HAROS HOARS HORAS
-R OPAHS

Scrabble scoring

  • 11 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 4595 chance (0.02%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 24637 chance.

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  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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