OXTAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OXTAIL 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 OXTAIL?
| 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 OXTAIL is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OXTAIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OXTAIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OXTAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does OXTAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The tail of cattle, skinned and cut into pieces for cooking, especially in soup and stews.
Oxtail is a cheap cut that is full of bone, fat and connective tissue, so it needs long, slow cooking to become tender. That slow simmering produces a rich, glossy broth, which is why oxtail soup is a classic of British cooking and oxtail stew appears in many other cuisines. Despite the name, the meat today usually comes from beef cattle of either sex.
How OXTAIL is used
Used in cookery; often seen on menus as oxtail soup or braised oxtail.
- The butcher saved us a pound of oxtail for the weekend.
- Braised oxtail falls off the bone after three hours.
- She served oxtail with mashed potato and greens.
- A thick oxtail soup warmed the whole family.
- Skim the fat from the oxtail stew before serving.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OXTAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OXTAIL
1 longer words begin with OXTAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in OXTAIL
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Common questions about OXTAIL
- Is OXTAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OXTAIL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OXTAIL worth?
- OXTAIL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OXTAIL mean?
- The tail of cattle, skinned and cut into pieces for cooking, especially in soup and stews.
- What letters can be added to OXTAIL?
- OXTAIL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OXTAIL:
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