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Words That Start With POX

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Popular Words That Start With POX

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With POX 9 words

How common is POX at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 9 words that start with POX. Most are 5 letters long, they average 16.2 points and the best is POXVIRUSES (22 points).

Total words
9
Most common length
5 letters
2 words
Average Scrabble score
16.2
out of 22 max
Longest word
POXVIRUSES
10 letters
Most common ending
S
33.3% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 33.3%
  • d 11.1%
  • g 11.1%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie22.2%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word that starts with POX

p 3o 1x 8v 4i 1r 1u 1s 1e 1s 1

P 3 + O 1 + X 8 + V 4 + I 1 + R 1 + U 1 + S 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 22 points

Double word
44 pts
Triple word
66 pts

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

poxviruses

Form of poxvirus

  1. nounany of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates
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How many words that start with POX are there?

There are 9 words that start with POX in our combined English word list. The most common length is 5 letters, with 2 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with POX?

POXVIRUSES is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are POXVIRUS (20), POXIEST (16), POXING (16).

What is the longest word that starts with POX?

POXVIRUSES has 10 letters.