helicon
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
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Definition of helicon
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A large tuba whose coils fit around the player's shoulders.
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noun
- A large tuba whose coils fit around the player's shoulders.
- A low-frequency electromagnetic wave observed in various plasmas.
name
- A mountain of Boeotia sacred to Apollo and the Muses.
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Etymology
Probably from helic- + -on (“augmentative suffix”), from Ancient Greek ἕλῐξ (hélĭx) + -on, after bombardon.
Words you can make from helicon
99 playable · top: CHOLINE (12 pts)
Best play choline 12 points6-letter words
3 words5-letter words
18 words4-letter words
37 words- CHIN 9 pts
- CHON 9 pts
- ECHO 9 pts
- INCH 9 pts
- LECH 9 pts
- LICH 9 pts
- LOCH 9 pts
- OCHE 9 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HELO 7 pts
- HOLE 7 pts
- HONE 7 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- CLON 6 pts
- COIL 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COLE 6 pts
- CONE 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LOCI 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- ONCE 6 pts
- ENOL 4 pts
- LENO 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINO 4 pts
- LION 4 pts
- LOIN 4 pts
- LONE 4 pts
- NOEL 4 pts
- NOIL 4 pts
3-letter words
25 words2-letter words
15 wordsHooks
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