Hypnos

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Updated June 2026

Definition

The god of sleep in Greek mythology, son of Nyx and twin brother of Thanatos.

“Ancient Greeks believed that Hypnos visited mortals each night to bring them peaceful slumber.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

hyp·nos

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Wordle

HY start, P and N close together, ends in OS, an uncommon English ending

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Scrabble

Proper noun so not valid in standard Scrabble, Y scores 4 and P scores 3

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Anagrams of Hypnos

Words that use exactly the same letters as “hypnos”.

syphon

Words you can make from Hypnos

Shorter words formed from the letters in “hypnos”.

hypos hyson phons phony sophy synop hops hosp hoys hypo hyps nosh nosy phon phys pons pony posh posy shop soph syph

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