Definitions for Faro

Faro far·o

Spelling: [fair-oh]
IPA: /ˈfɛər oʊ/

Faro is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 34 anagrams from letters in Faro (afor).

Definitions for Faro

noun

  1. a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
  2. a seaport in S Portugal.

plural noun

  1. a group of 21 islands in the N Atlantic between Great Britain and Iceland, belonging to Denmark but having extensive home rule. 540 sq. mi. (1400 sq. km). Capital: Torshavn.

Origin of Faro

1725-35; spelling variant of Pharaoh (compare Italian faraone, French pharaon), alleged to be originally a designation for the king of hearts in the game. See Pharaoh<

Examples for Faro

Perhaps this was the reason he played roulette instead of faro.

The company proceed to play at faro, the bank being the loser.

The game of faro is one that makes no strenuous demands on the skill of the players.

The same evening I went to the opera-house, where faro was played.

The battered Thompson was driven back, to fall against a faro layout.

In 1991, Muehl was convicted of having sex with minors, served seven years, then moved with a core of followers to faro, Portugal.

There the night was spent in whist, faro, suppers, and political consultations.

There were also small parties where faro was played for small stakes.

He threw it open and entered the faro room with quiet assurance.

When I struck town I got pretty drunk and busted a faro bank.

Word Value for Faro
Scrable

7

Words with friends

7

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