argus

argus is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock's tail. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock's tail.
2. noun. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
3. noun. A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species (A. giganteus) is remarkable for the great length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the male. The species A. Grayi inhabits Borneo.
4. noun. large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
5. noun. (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in argus:

gaurs, guars, sugar

Common word forms

arguses

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