parhelion

Meanings

Plural: parhelia, parhelions

Noun

a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).
An image or reflection.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin parelion, from Ancient Greek παρήλιον (parḗlion), from παρά (pará) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).

Synonyms

mock sun, sun dog, sundog

Scrabble Score: 14

parhelion is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
parhelion is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
parhelion is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

parhelion is a valid Words With Friends word