Sphinxes
noun
verb
- To decorate with sphinxes
"a marble sphinxed chimney-piece"
- To adopt the posture of the Sphinx.
"A hot lion with a very bloated stomach ... will adopt either a sphinxed or a squatting posture which takes some of the weight off its belly."
- To be inscrutable, often through silence
"(1900) The sphinxèd riddle of the Universe / Nature's unsolved enigma, who may prove?"
- To make one guess at the unknowable
"(1933) Perhaps Nature is sphinxing us on purpose. Whatever her objects may be, perhaps she gets her work done better when she appeals to our gambling instincts. If you knew for certain exactly how your marriage was going to turn out ..."
- To befuddle
"(2010) She swiveled and sphinxed Giles. 'And you, I suppose you've never been here either?' Giles squirmed. 'Well, I – that is, Miss Wh—, I mean, Miss Taylor, I –' He looked to me for rescue."
No exact anagrams found for "sphinxes". This word has a unique letter combination.
SYNONYMS
Total: 20 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Sphinxes"
Sphinxes is a 8-letter word that scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Sphinxes" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "sphinxes" is a high-scoring word. It contains the letter X, which is worth 8 points.