sphynx
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 6
/ˈsfɪŋks/
Definition of sphynx
4 senses · 2 parts of speech
name
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(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
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(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
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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.”
- (alt-of, dated)Dated form of sphinx (mythological creature).
- (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Sphynx (breed of cat).
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