Acheron

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Updated June 2026

Definition

In Greek mythology, the river of woe in the underworld across which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.

“Poets of antiquity often invoked the Acheron as a symbol of death and the boundary between the living and the dead.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ach·er·on

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Synonyms

underworldHadesnetherworld

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Wordle

The CH in the middle and the ON ending are useful letter pattern clues, with no repeated letters across seven positions

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points with the H contributing significantly, and as a proper noun it is not valid in standard Scrabble play

Words Related to Acheron

Words you can make from Acheron

Shorter words formed from the letters in “acheron”.

anchor charon chorea cornea horace orache achen acher achor acone acorn acron aeron ancor ancre arche caner canoe carne chane chare chena chera chora

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