Definitions for Pharaoh

Pharaoh Phar·aoh

Spelling: [fair-oh, far-oh, fey-roh]
IPA: /ˈfɛər oʊ, ˈfær oʊ, ˈfeɪ roʊ/

Pharaoh is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 76 anagrams from letters in Pharaoh (aahhopr).

Definitions for Pharaoh

noun

  1. a title of an ancient Egyptian king.
  2. (lowercase) any person who uses power or authority to oppress others; tyrant.

Origin of Pharaoh

before 900; Middle English Pharao, Old English Pharaon Latin pharaō Greek pharaṓ (stem pharaōn-) Hebrew phārʿōh Egyptian pr house + ʿʾ great; originally a designation for the palace, but used

Examples for Pharaoh

Her cry to the slave-holders, was ever like his to Pharaoh, "Let my people go!"

The Pharaoh, not the fellah, dictated the inscription that was to be engraved.

The instruction to Pharaoh is obvious, but what instruction was given to the people of Israel?

I was ready enough to talk when Pharaoh Nanjulian gave the signal.

In the 3,000 year reign of Egyptian royalty, the Pharaoh Tutankhamun was a minor-if-intriguing figure.

And did they bequeath to the military the task of rescuing the democratic impulse stifled by a Pharaoh with an Islamist face?

The daughter of Pharaoh saw the youth and desired him for her husband.

Directed by John Singleton, the short film stars Eddie Murphy as a Pharaoh and the supermodel as his bored queen.

The only dissenting colleague said, “It reminds me of the head of a Pharaoh.”

Entered politics as the son of Pharaoh's daughter and the leader of the Ghetto.

Word Value for Pharaoh
Scrable

15

Words with friends

14

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