heliacal

/hɪ'laɪəkəl/ adjective
8 letters4 syllables13 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
ADJECTIVE
1

Pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun.

“the heliacal rising of the Dog Star”

“the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)”

WORD FORMS
Starts withH
Ends withL
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Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
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Pig Latineliacalhay
Starts & ends withH … L
Syllableshe · li · a · cal
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