sisyphus
/sɪsəfəs/
noun
8 letters3 syllables16 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
(Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again.
WORD FORMS
Related formsisyphean
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinisyphussay
Starts & ends withS … S
Syllablessis · y · phus
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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