OXHERD is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OXHERD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OXHERD?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OXHERD is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OXHERD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oxherdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OXHERD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OXHERD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does OXHERD mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who looks after oxen.
In farming communities of the past an oxherd led the working animals to pasture and back each day. The term is rare today and mostly appears in old tales and history books.
How OXHERD is used
Oxherd belongs to historical or rural writing.
- The oxherd walked slowly behind the animals.
- In the story, a young oxherd finds a hidden spring.
- Every morning the oxherd drove the team to the river meadow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OXHERD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OXHERD
1 longer words begin with OXHERD.
Shorter words from the letters in OXHERD
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Common questions about OXHERD
- Is OXHERD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OXHERD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OXHERD worth?
- OXHERD is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OXHERD mean?
- A person who looks after oxen.
- What letters can be added to OXHERD?
- OXHERD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OXHERD:
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