Is PARHELIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARHELIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARHELIONS mean?
Parhelions is a form of PARHELION.
- noun
a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
“two or more parhelia are usually seen at once”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + H (4) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PARHELIONS
PARHELIONS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PARHELIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aphelions14
- parhelion14
- planisher14
- alphorns13
- aphelion13
- aphonies13
- aphorise13
- earlship13
- harelips13
- heparins13
- phelonia13
- pinholes13
- plashier13
- polisher13
- repolish13
- seraphin13
- shrapnel13
- siphonal13
- alphorn12
- ephoral12
- harelip12
- harpies12
- harpins12
- heparin12
- hirples12
- inphase12
- orphans12
- phenols12
- phoners12
- phonier12
- phonies12
- pinhole12
- planish12
- plasher12
- plenish12
- rosehip12
- sharpen12
- sharpie12
- spheral12
- airholes11
- inhalers11
- shoalier11
- alephs11
- ephori11
- ephors11
- harpin11
- hirple11
- holpen11
- hopers11
- orphan11
- palish11
- parish11
- perish11
- pharos11
- phaser11
- phenol11
- phials11
- phonal11
- phoner11
- phones11
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