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SPHINXES

8 letters, 20 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What SPHINXES Means

SPHINXES is a form of SPHINX, which means:

  1. noun: an inscrutable person who keeps their thoughts and intentions secret
  2. noun: one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SPHINXES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 P3 H4 I1 N1 X8 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In SPHINXES

125 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (1)

6 letter words (7)

5 letter words (24)

4 letter words (44)

3 letter words (35)

2 letter words (14)

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.