Words That Start With OXYM

Q: What is the highest-scoring word that starts with OXYM?

OXYMORONICALLY is worth 31 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are OXYMORONIC (24), OXYMORONS (21), OXYMORON (20).

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All Words That Start With OXYM 7 words

How common is OXYM at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 7 words that start with OXYM. Most are 7 letters long, they average 21.7 points and the best is OXYMORONICALLY (31 points).

Total words: 7
Most common length: 7 letters; 2 words
Average Scrabble score: 21.7; out of 31 max
Longest word: OXYMORONICALLY; 14 letters
Most common ending: S; 28.6% of words

Most common last letters

s 28.6%
a 14.3%
c 14.3%

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Highest-scoring word that starts with OXYM

o ₁x ₈y ₄m ₃o ₁r ₁o ₁n ₁i ₁c ₃a ₁l ₁l ₁y ₄

O 1 + X 8 + Y 4 + M 3 + O 1 + R 1 + O 1 + N 1 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 31 points

Double word: 62 pts
Triple word: 93 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

oxymoronically

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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