Yes. OX is a valid word.
OX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
OX is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About OX
OX is worth 9 before bonuses, and the X can sit on a letter bonus where OX and another word both use it. Its plural OXEN is valid, and so are OXES.
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OX scores 9 points
Before any bonus squares: O 1 + X 8 = 9. On a double-word square that's 18, on a triple-word 27, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: OX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and OX is worth 25 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of OX (9):
- BOXto put in a rectangular container
- COXto coxswain
- DOXto attack by publishing private information
- FOXto outwit
- GOXgaseous oxygen
- LOXto supply with liquid oxygen
- POXto infect with a disease marked by skin eruptions
- SOXform of SOCK: a knitted or woven covering for the foot; to strike forcefully
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- VOXsame as VOICE: to express or utter
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from OX
Other forms of OX (2):
Words that start with OX:
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Swap any one letter of OX and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters O and X.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
OX + B
- BOXto put in a rectangular container
OX + C
- COXto coxswain
OX + D
- DOXto attack by publishing private information
OX + F
- FOXto outwit
OX + G
- GOXgaseous oxygen
OX + L
- LOXto supply with liquid oxygen
OX + O
- OXOcontaining oxygen
OX + P
- POXto infect with a disease marked by skin eruptions
OX + S
- SOXform of SOCK: a knitted or woven covering for the foot; to strike forcefully
OX + V
- VOXsame as VOICE: to express or utter
OX + Y
- OXYcontaining oxygen
Memory tip
OX is the farm animal; two of them are OXEN. Put the X on a bonus square where OX and another word both use it.
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Other two-letter words starting with O
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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