6 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
noun a deep red garnet used as a gemstone
originFrom Latin pyrōpus, from Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fiery-eyed, fire-colored”), from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”); compare French pyrope.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0