Is OXACILLINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OXACILLINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OXACILLINS mean?
Oxacillins is a form of OXACILLIN.
- noun
a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + X (8) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for OXACILLINS
OXACILLINS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from OXACILLINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- oxacillin18
- claxons16
- anoxic15
- axonic15
- claxon15
- oxalic15
- calix14
- coxal14
- axions13
- oxalis13
- calx13
- coax13
- coxa13
- oxic13
- axils12
- axion12
- axons12
- ixias12
- cox12
- collinsia11
- isoclinal11
- axil11
- axis11
- axon11
- ixia11
- allicins10
- scallion10
- lax10
- lox10
- nix10
- sax10
- six10
- sox10
- xis10
- allicin9
- alnicos9
- collins9
- incisal9
- oilcans9
- salicin9
- silicon9
- ax9
- ox9
- xi9
- alnico8
- anisic8
- casini8
- casino8
- clinal8
- clonal8
- colins8
- ionics8
- lilacs8
- linacs8
- locals8
- nicols8
- oilcan8
- scilla8
- sialic8
- silica8
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