SPHINX
Scrabble letter values: S1P3H4I1N1X8 = 18
Definition
- noun an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret.
- noun (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body.
- 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.
Examples
- “daughter of Typhon”
- “a marble sphinxed chimney-piece”
- “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.”