charon
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
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Definition of charon
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- (Greek)The ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx.
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name
- (Greek)The ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx.
- The largest of the five moons of Pluto.
noun
- (poetic)Any ferryman.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn). The name of the moon was coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978, in reference to a fictional moon of Pluto in a novel by Edmond Hamilton but also influenced by its similarity to Char, a pet name for Charlene, his wife's name — hence the alternative American pronunciation, which is used at NASA.
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