pelorus
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
/pɪˈlɔːɹəs/
Definition of pelorus
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A device used to take a bearing on a distant object.
“Light clusters, clear, deep, on the face of the radio gear…fans up softly off the dial of the pelorus…spills out portholes onto the white river.”
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Etymology
Reportedly the name of Hannibal's pilot.
Words you can make from pelorus
156 playable · top: LEPROUS (9 pts)
Best play leprous 9 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
37 words- LOPER 7 pts
- LOPES 7 pts
- LOUPE 7 pts
- LOUPS 7 pts
- POLER 7 pts
- POLES 7 pts
- PORES 7 pts
- POSER 7 pts
- POURS 7 pts
- PROLE 7 pts
- PROSE 7 pts
- PULER 7 pts
- PULES 7 pts
- PULSE 7 pts
- PURLS 7 pts
- PURSE 7 pts
- REPOS 7 pts
- ROPES 7 pts
- ROUPS 7 pts
- SLOPE 7 pts
- SLURP 7 pts
- SPORE 7 pts
- SPRUE 7 pts
- SUPER 7 pts
- EUROS 5 pts
- LORES 5 pts
- LOSER 5 pts
- LOURS 5 pts
- LOUSE 5 pts
- LURES 5 pts
- ORLES 5 pts
- OUSEL 5 pts
- ROLES 5 pts
- ROUES 5 pts
- ROUSE 5 pts
- RULES 5 pts
- SOREL 5 pts
4-letter words
57 words- EPOS 6 pts
- LOPE 6 pts
- LOPS 6 pts
- LOUP 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- OPUS 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- PLUS 6 pts
- POLE 6 pts
- POLS 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- POSE 6 pts
- POUR 6 pts
- PROS 6 pts
- PULE 6 pts
- PULS 6 pts
- PURE 6 pts
- PURL 6 pts
- PURS 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- REPS 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- ROUP 6 pts
- SLOP 6 pts
- SOUP 6 pts
- SPUE 6 pts
- SPUR 6 pts
- SUPE 6 pts
- URPS 6 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- EURO 4 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- LOSE 4 pts
- LOUR 4 pts
- LUES 4 pts
- LURE 4 pts
- OLES 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- OURS 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- ROUE 4 pts
- RUES 4 pts
- RULE 4 pts
- RUSE 4 pts
- SLOE 4 pts
- SLUE 4 pts
- SLUR 4 pts
- SOLE 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
- SOUL 4 pts
- SOUR 4 pts
- SUER 4 pts
- SURE 4 pts
- USER 4 pts
3-letter words
36 words- LOP 5 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPS 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PES 5 pts
- POL 5 pts
- POS 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- PUL 5 pts
- PUR 5 pts
- PUS 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- SOP 5 pts
- SUP 5 pts
- UPO 5 pts
- UPS 5 pts
- URP 5 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- OUR 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- RUE 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SOL 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- SUE 3 pts
- USE 3 pts
2-letter words
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