OXIM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OXIM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OXIM?
| 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 OXIM is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OXIM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OXIM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OXIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does OXIM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A compound formed from a ketone and hydroxylamine.
Oxim is the older spelling and oxime the standard one, and both sit in the word lists. The compounds are used to identify unknown substances, because each one melts at a temperature of its own.
How OXIM is used
Countable: an oxim, two oxims. Also spelled oxime.
- An oxim melts at a temperature of its own.
- The word oxim is the older spelling of oxime.
- Chemists made an oxim to identify the sample.
- Two oxims from two ketones melt differently.
- Both spellings of oxim appear in the lists.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OXIM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OXIM
7 longer words begin with OXIM.
Words with OXIM inside
Showing 24 of 29 words that contain OXIM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OXIM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OXIM
Common questions about OXIM
- Is OXIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OXIM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OXIM worth?
- OXIM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OXIM mean?
- A compound formed from a ketone and hydroxylamine.
- What letters can be added to OXIM?
- OXIM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OXIM:
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