OXYRHYNCHUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 32 points
It depends on the list you play by. OXYRHYNCHUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 32 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OXYRHYNCHUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OXYRHYNCHUS is to know. It scores 32 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OXYRHYNCHUS
No single letter turns OXYRHYNCHUS into another word.
How OXYRHYNCHUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OXYRHYNCHUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OXYRHYNCHUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OXYRHYNCHUS
1 longer words begin with OXYRHYNCHUS.
Shorter words from the letters in OXYRHYNCHUS
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Common questions about OXYRHYNCHUS
- Is OXYRHYNCHUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OXYRHYNCHUS is not in it.
- How many points is OXYRHYNCHUS worth?
- OXYRHYNCHUS is worth 32 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OXYRHYNCHUS?
- No single letter can be added to OXYRHYNCHUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OXYRHYNCHUS:
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