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Words Containing SPHINX

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Popular Words Containing SPHINX

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words Containing SPHINX 7 words

How often does SPHINX appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 7 words containing SPHINX. Most are 13 letters long, they average 25.1 points and the best is HIERACOSPHINXES (32 points).

Total words
7
Most common length
13 letters
2 words
Average Scrabble score
25.1
out of 32 max
Longest word
HIERACOSPHINXES
15 letters
Most common ending
S
42.9% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 42.9%
  • x 42.9%
  • e 14.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie28.6%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing SPHINX

h 4i 1e 1r 1a 1c 3o 1s 1p 3h 4i 1n 1x 8e 1s 1

H 4 + I 1 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1 + C 3 + O 1 + S 1 + P 3 + H 4 + I 1 + N 1 + X 8 + E 1 + S 1 = 32 points

Double word
64 pts
Triple word
96 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

hieracosphinxes

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words containing SPHINX are there?

There are 7 words containing SPHINX in our combined English word list. The most common length is 13 letters, with 2 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word containing SPHINX?

HIERACOSPHINXES is worth 32 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HIERACOSPHINX (30), SPHINXLIKE (26), ANDROSPHINXES (26).

What is the longest word containing SPHINX?

HIERACOSPHINXES has 15 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, SPHINXES (8 letters) is the longest common one.