OXEN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OXEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OXEN?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OXEN is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OXEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OXEN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OXEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does OXEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Cattle used as draught animals.
Oxen is the last plural in English formed with this ending, which was once as ordinary as the s. Children and brethren keep traces of it, and both of them have picked up a second ending on top.
How OXEN is used
Plural of ox. The ending is a survival.
- A pair of oxen ploughs slower than a horse and further.
- The plural oxen is the last of its kind in English.
- Children and brethren keep traces of the ending in oxen.
- Two oxen were yoked and a third walked behind.
- The ending on oxen was once as common as the s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OXEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OXEN
The 4 tiles of OXEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in OXEN
4 words end in OXEN. Useful as a back hook: play OXEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with OXEN inside
15 words contain OXEN in the middle. Words that start with OXEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OXEN
Common questions about OXEN
- Is OXEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OXEN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OXEN worth?
- OXEN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OXEN mean?
- Cattle used as draught animals.
- What letters can be added to OXEN?
- OXEN takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OXEN:
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