OXYTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OXYTONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OXYTONE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OXYTONE is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OXYTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oxytonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OXYTONE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OXYTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does OXYTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A word with an acute accent or main stress on its last syllable.
The term comes from the grammar of ancient Greek, where an oxytone carried its accent on the final syllable. Phoneticians also apply it to words in other languages that are stressed at the end.
How OXYTONE is used
Used in linguistics and classical grammar; also an adjective.
- In the Greek lesson we marked every oxytone with an acute accent.
- French has many a word that behaves as an oxytone.
- The teacher asked which of the words was an oxytone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OXYTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OXYTONE
1 longer words begin with OXYTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in OXYTONE
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Common questions about OXYTONE
- Is OXYTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OXYTONE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OXYTONE worth?
- OXYTONE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OXYTONE mean?
- A word with an acute accent or main stress on its last syllable.
- What letters can be added to OXYTONE?
- OXYTONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OXYTONE:
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