PHAROS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PHAROS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHAROS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHAROS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHAROS
No single letter turns PHAROS into another word.
How PHAROS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PHAROS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does PHAROS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A lighthouse or beacon, or a tower carrying a light to guide ships.
The word pharos goes back to the island off Alexandria on which a famous lighthouse once stood, counted among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Its name became the word for lighthouse in several languages, as in French phare and Spanish faro. In English pharos is rare and poetic, and writers use it for any guiding light, whether a real tower or a figure who shows others the way.
How PHAROS is used
Literary and rare; sometimes used figuratively for any guiding light.
- The pharos at the harbour mouth shone through the storm.
- Sailors steered by the pharos until they cleared the rocks.
- To the young poets, the old master was a pharos in the dark.
- A ruined pharos still stands on the headland.
- The ancient Pharos of Alexandria could be seen for many miles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHAROS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PHAROS
The 6 tiles of PHAROS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PHAROS
1 longer words begin with PHAROS.
Shorter words from the letters in PHAROS
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Common questions about PHAROS
- Is PHAROS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHAROS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHAROS worth?
- PHAROS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHAROS mean?
- A lighthouse or beacon, or a tower carrying a light to guide ships.
- What letters can be added to PHAROS?
- No single letter can be added to PHAROS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PHAROS:
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