phaethon

NOUN
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

phaethon is a valid 8-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3H4A1E1T1H4O1N1
3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does phaethon mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

Type genus of the Phaethontidae.

BROADER
2

(Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth.