OXYGEN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OXYGEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OXYGEN?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OXYGEN is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OXYGEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OXYGEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OXYGEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does OXYGEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless, odourless gas that makes up about a fifth of the air and is needed by most living things to breathe.
Fire needs oxygen as well, which is why a flame goes out under a jar. Hospitals supply extra oxygen to patients who struggle to breathe.
How OXYGEN is used
Oxygen appears in science lessons, medical settings and talk of air quality.
- Plants release oxygen when they absorb sunlight.
- The climbers carried tanks of oxygen up the mountain.
- Rust forms when iron meets oxygen and water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OXYGEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OXYGEN
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with OXYGEN.
Shorter words from the letters in OXYGEN
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Common questions about OXYGEN
- Is OXYGEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OXYGEN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OXYGEN worth?
- OXYGEN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OXYGEN mean?
- A colourless, odourless gas that makes up about a fifth of the air and is needed by most living things to breathe.
- What letters can be added to OXYGEN?
- OXYGEN takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OXYGEN:
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