ORYX is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ORYX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORYX?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORYX is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORYX
No single letter turns ORYX into another word.
How ORYX scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ORYX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does ORYX mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large antelope with long straight horns.
An oryx seen in profile shows one horn behind the other, which is a likely source of the unicorn story. The Arabian species was extinct in the wild by 1972 and was put back from stock kept in zoos.
How ORYX is used
Countable; the plural is oryx or oryxes.
- An oryx in profile appears to have one horn.
- The word oryx is Greek and named a digging tool.
- The Arabian oryx was extinct in the wild by 1972.
- Two oryx were released and the herd came from them.
- The unicorn story may begin with an oryx.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORYX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORYX
1 longer words begin with ORYX.
Shorter words from the letters in ORYX
Common questions about ORYX
- Is ORYX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORYX, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORYX worth?
- ORYX is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORYX mean?
- A large antelope with long straight horns.
- What letters can be added to ORYX?
- No single letter can be added to ORYX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ORYX:
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