Definitions for pharaohs

pharaohs Phar·aoh

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

Pharaohs is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 182 anagrams from letters in pharaohs (aahhoprs).

Definitions for pharaohs

noun

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

Origin of pharaohs

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 pharaohs

The religion of Rome is called in these verses "the Faith of the pharaohs."

My wife and I recently toured the tombs and temples of the pharaohs along the Upper Nile.

Would they wed and bear children there, who should rule as pharaohs in the Under-world?

They had slumbered in my drawer over the decades, like pharaohs snoozing in their tombs.

One of the strongest theories suggests it may have emerged in Ethiopia during the time of the pharaohs.

During the time of the pharaohs, such funerary vessels were used to store the organs of the deceased.

Long before the pharaohs she was petted, and even held sacred.

It certainly was before the pharaohs and perhaps before the glacial epoch.

When writing about his rise, British tabloids never failed to mention the pharaohs' ancient dynasties.

Philosophers as well as immemorial kings, pharaohs and Ptolemys, are on our side.

Word Value for pharaohs
Scrable

16

Words with friends

15

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