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Oxymoron

o 1x 8y 4m 3o 1r 1o 1n 1

About 4 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does oxymoron mean?

noun

  1. conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')

Is OXYMORON a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is OXYMORON worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
o 1x 8y 4m 3o 1r 1o 1n 1

Words With Friends

21 pts
o 1x 8y 3m 4o 1r 1o 1n 2

Wordfeud

20 pts
o 1x 8y 4m 3o 1r 1o 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
o 1x 8y 4m 3o 1r 1o 1n 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in OXYMORON

Hooks for OXYMORON

Add one letter to the front or back of OXYMORON to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

oxymorons

Words that end like OXYMORON

Common words that share the ending -ORON, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

moron
All words ending in -ORON

Oxymoron: quick answers

Is OXYMORON a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OXYMORON is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OXYMORON worth?
OXYMORON scores 20 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does oxymoron mean?
As a noun, oxymoron means “conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')”.
What words can you make with the letters in OXYMORON?
You can make 46 shorter words from OXYMORON, such as MYXO, ONYX, ORYX, OXY. See the full list.