Definitions for faros

faros far·o

Spelling: [fair-oh]
IPA: /ˈfɛər oʊ/

Faros is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 69 anagrams from letters in faros (afors).

Definitions for faros

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 faros

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 faros

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for faros
Scrable

7

Words with friends

7

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