parhelion

Valid in Scrabble

Pronunciation

/pɑːˈhiː.lɪ.ən/

See all 2 pronunciations

/pɑːˈhiː.lɪ.ən/ · /pɑɹˈhi.li.ən/

Definition of parhelion

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).

See all 2 definitions

noun

Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).
An image or reflection.

“The short (166 lines) Canto One, with all those amusing birds and parhelia, occupies thirteen cards.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Latin parelion, from Ancient Greek παρήλιον (parḗlion), from παρά (pará) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).

1 play · some not in Scrabble

200+ playable · top: APHELION (13 pts)

2 words

16 words

38 words

75 words

68 words

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to parhelion to make another valid word.

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes parhelion, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.

Find more plays Browse word lists