Definitions For Heroon

Noun

HEROON (plural s or heroa) (obsolete) A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb. A sepulchral monument in the form of a small temple. : {{ux, en, In Ancient Greece, a monument to a dead hero, and now the relics they find are most well preserved at heroons, like vases or pots with references to the deeds of Herakles, or Calydon.}}

Etymology

{{etyl, la, en}} heroum, respelled to match the original (Ancient Greek)  ἡρῷον, from ἡρῷος, , of a hero.

Anagrams

Honore

Is Heroon a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
9

The word Heroon is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

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