Word Analysis:OX

Overview

OX9 is valid in the official English (British) and English (American) Scrabble dictionariesAlso valid in Spanish

This 2-letter word scores 9 points in Scrabble.
It appears in 200 longer words, including
box12andcox12
.
Add one letter to form words such as
oxo10
.
Change one letter to create words such as
ax9andex9
.

Definitionnoun

A domesticated bovine animal, especially a castrated male.

Also meansnoun

Any wild bovine of the genus Bos.

Basic Information

Letters & Points
O1
X8
Length
2letters
Total Points
9points
Dictionaries
US VALID
UK VALID
Also valid in other languages
Spanish

Word Analysis

Vowel/Consonant Pattern
O
X

Quick Plays

Common Extensions
oxo10oxy13ax9ex9

Word Variations

Other valid words you can reach from OX

One Letter Changes (18)

Same length, one letter swapped.

AX9EX9OB4OD3OE2OF5OH5OI2OK6OM4ON2OO2OP4OR2OS2OU2OW5OY5

Shorter Words

Nothing is shorter than OX, since single letters are not playable words.

Plus 1 Letter (15)

Every letter of OX plus 1 more.

BOX12COX12DOX11EXO10FOX13GOX11HOX13LOX10NOX10OXO10OXY13POX12SOX10VOX13WOX13

Plus 2 Letters (20)

Every letter of OX plus 2 more.

BOXY16COAX13COXA13COXY16DOXX19DOXY15EXPO13FLOX14FOLX14FOXY17HOAX14MOXA13MPOX15MYXO16ONYX14ORYX14OXIC13OXID12OXIM13POXY16

Add a Letter and Rearrange (15)

Every word you can spell with OX's tiles plus one more, grouped by the tile you add.

+Bbox12
+Ccox12
+Ddox11
+Eexo10
+Ffox13
+Ggox11
+Hhox13
+Llox10
+Nnox10
+Ooxo10
+Ppox12
+Ssox10
+Vvox13
+Wwox13
+Yoxy13

Common Word Patterns (276)

Pattern matches for finding plays in tight spots

Prefixes by Length (130)

1-Letter Prefix (12)

BOX12COX12DOX11FOX13GOX11HOX13LOX10NOX10POX12SOX10VOX13WOX13

2-Letter Prefixes (2)

FLOX14MPOX15

3-Letter Prefixes (9)

EMBOX16INBOX14UNBOX14REDOX13PHLOX17XEROX19DETOX13RETOX12BOTOX14

4-Letter Prefixes (20)

TEABOX15ICEBOX17PEGBOX18HATBOX18HOTBOX18OUTBOX15JAWBOX25HAYBOX21SKYBOX22TOYBOX18DOGFOX18CARFOX18OUTFOX16MUSKOX19BOLLOX15LUMMOX17MAGNOX16COWPOX20NITROX13VOLVOX19

5-Letter Prefixes (38)

FEEDBOX20SEEDBOX17BANDBOX19SANDBOX17WOODBOX20CAKEBOX22JUKEBOX27SHOEBOX19FAREBOX19FIREBOX19CASHBOX21KICKBOX26LOCKBOX22TUCKBOX22TALKBOX20WORKBOX23COALBOX18MAILBOX18HELLBOX19PILLBOX18

6-Letter Prefixes (28)

BREADBOX20SOUNDBOX18SAUCEBOX19SMOKEBOX23LOOSEBOX17HORSEBOX20GLOVEBOX21SNUFFBOX23CLANGBOX20LUNCHBOX22MATCHBOX24WATCHBOX25SNEAKBOX21CLACKBOX25CHECKBOX28BRAINBOX19HOMEOBOX22ECONOBOX19SWEATBOX20PAINTBOX19

7-Letter Prefixes (11)

GOGGLEBOX21RATTLEBOX18STRONGBOX19HOMOEOBOX23TINDERBOX19TUCKERBOX24PEPPERBOX24LETTERBOX18SHADOWBOX25HETERODOX20MONKEYPOX27

8-Letter Prefixes (7)

PRATTLEBOX21SQUEEZEBOX37THUNDERBOX23CHATTERBOX24UNORTHODOX21CHICKENPOX30GROUNDPROX21

9-Letter Prefixes (2)

NONORTHODOX22NEOORTHODOX22

11-Letter Prefixes (1)

ULTRAORTHODOX24

Suffixes by Length (146)

1-Letter Suffix (2)

OXO10OXY13

2-Letter Suffixes (6)

OXEN11OXER11OXES11OXIC13OXID12OXIM13

3-Letter Suffixes (10)

OXBOW17OXERS12OXEYE15OXIDE13OXIDS13OXIES12OXIME14OXIMS14OXLIP14OXTER12

4-Letter Suffixes (22)

OXALIC15OXALIS13OXBOWS18OXCART15OXEYES16OXFORD17OXGALL14OXGANG15OXGATE14OXHEAD17OXHERD17OXHIDE17OXIDES14OXIDIC16OXIMES15OXLAND14OXLIKE17OXLIPS15OXSLIP15OXTAIL13

5-Letter Suffixes (24)

OXALATE14OXAZINE23OXAZOLE23OXBLOOD17OXCARTS16OXFORDS18OXGALLS15OXGANGS16OXGATES15OXHEADS18OXHEART17OXHERDS18OXHIDES18OXIDANT15OXIDASE15OXIDATE15OXIDISE15OXIDIZE24OXLANDS15OXONIUM16

6-Letter Suffixes (29)

OXALATED16OXALATES15OXALISES15OXAZEPAM28OXAZINES24OXAZOLES24OXBLOODS18OXHEARTS18OXIDABLE18OXIDANTS16OXIDASES16OXIDASIC18OXIDATED17OXIDATES16OXIDISED17OXIDISER16OXIDISES16OXIDIZED26OXIDIZER25OXIDIZES25

7-Letter Suffixes (17)

OXACILLIN18OXALATING17OXAZEPAMS29OXIDATING18OXIDATION17OXIDATIVE20OXIDISERS17OXIDISING18OXIDIZERS26OXIDIZING27OXIMETERS18OXPECKERS24OXTONGUES17OXYANIONS19OXYCODONE22OXYGENASE20OXYGENATE20

8-Letter Suffixes (12)

OXACILLINS19OXIDATIONS18OXIDIMETRY23OXIDISABLE20OXIDIZABLE29OXIMETRIES19OXYCEPHALY30OXYCODONES23OXYGENASES21OXYGENATED22OXYGENATES21OXYGENATOR21

9-Letter Suffixes (11)

OXALACETATE20OXALOACETIC22OXIDATIONAL19OXIDATIVELY25OXIDIMETRIC23OXIDISATION19OXIDIZATION28OXYCEPHALIC30OXYGENATING23OXYGENATION22OXYGENATORS22

10-Letter Suffixes (9)

OXALACETATES21OXALOACETATE21OXIDIMETRIES22OXIDISATIONS20OXIDIZATIONS29OXYACETYLENE27OXYCEPHALIES29OXYCEPHALOUS29OXYGENATIONS23

11-Letter Suffixes (2)

OXALOACETATES22OXYACETYLENES28

12-Letter Suffixes (1)

OXIDOREDUCTASE25

13-Letter Suffixes (1)

OXIDOREDUCTASES26

Words Containing "OX" (200)

Longer words that include your word

3 Letters (14)

BOX12COX12DOX11FOX13GOX11HOX13LOX10NOX10OXO10OXY13POX12SOX10VOX13WOX13

4 Letters (16)

BOXY16COXA13COXY16DOXX19DOXY15FLOX14FOXY17MOXA13MPOX15OXEN11OXER11OXES11OXIC13OXID12OXIM13POXY16

5 Letters (54)

BOTOX14BOXED15BOXEN14BOXER14BOXES14BOXLA14BOXTY17COXAE14COXAL14COXED15COXES14COXIB16DEOXY16DETOX13DOXED14DOXES13DOXIE13EMBOX16EPOXY17FOXED16

6 Letters (82)

ALKOXY20ANOXIA13ANOXIC15BOLLOX15BOXCAR17BOXERS15BOXFUL18BOXIER15BOXILY18BOXING16BOXLAS15CARFOX18COWPOX20COXIBS17COXIER15COXING16DESOXY17DIOXAN14DIOXID15DIOXIN14

7 Letters (34)

AIRPROX16ALLOXAN14ANOXIAS14BANDBOX19BEATBOX18BOOMBOX20BOTOXED17BOTOXES16BOXBALL18BOXCARS18BOXFISH22BOXFULS19BOXHAUL19BOXIEST16BOXINGS17BOXLIKE20BOXPLOT18BOXROOM18BOXTIES16BOXWOOD20

High Scoring Words (10)

Base tile scores, before any premium square is counted

fuzzboxes39 pts
fuzzbox37 pts
zanthoxyl31 pts
oxygenized31 pts
checkboxes30 pts
chickenpox30 pts
epoxidized30 pts
kickboxing30 pts
oxycephaly30 pts
oxygenizer30 pts

Bingo Words (100)

Bonus scoring opportunities

7-Letter Words (50)

AIRPROX16ALLOXAN14ANOXIAS14BANDBOX19BEATBOX18BOOMBOX20BOTOXED17BOTOXES16BOXBALL18BOXCARS18BOXFISH22BOXFULS19BOXHAUL19BOXIEST16BOXINGS17BOXLIKE20BOXPLOT18BOXROOM18BOXTIES16BOXWOOD20

8+ Letter Words (50)

ACETOXYL20ALDOXIME18ALKOXIDE20ALLOXANS15AMPHIOXI22ANATOXIN15ANOXEMIA17ANOXEMIC19BIOTOXIN17BOBBYSOX24BOLLOXED18BOLLOXES17BOTOXING18BOXBALLS19BOXBERRY22BOXBOARD20BOXHAULS20BOXINESS17BOXPLOTS19BOXROOMS19