sphynx

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
21
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈsfɪŋks/

Definition of sphynx

4 senses · 2 parts of speech

name

  1. (alt-of, dated)Dated form of Sphinx (“Egyptian statue”).
    “Where old Nile is everflowing, / And the Sphynx with heavy lids / Sits by ruins grim and sombre — / Onward to the Pyramids.”
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name

  1. (alt-of, dated)Dated form of Sphinx (“Egyptian statue”).
    “Where old Nile is everflowing, / And the Sphynx with heavy lids / Sits by ruins grim and sombre — / Onward to the Pyramids.”

noun

  1. A domestic cat of a breed with little or no hair, a narrow long head, and webbed feet.
    “Sphynx cats are often called hairless cats. But Sphynx do have hair. Very short, fine hairs called down cover the Sphynx’s body.”
  2. (alt-of, dated)Dated form of sphinx (mythological creature).
  3. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Sphynx (breed of cat).

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