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.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
(Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth.