Is OXTONGUES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OXTONGUES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OXTONGUES mean?
Oxtongues is a form of OXTONGUE.
- noun
widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + X (8) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) + U (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 OXTONGUES
OXTONGUES 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 OXTONGUES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- oxtongue16
- sexton13
- goxes13
- exons12
- nexts12
- nexus12
- sexto12
- tuxes12
- unsex12
- exon11
- next11
- oxen11
- oxes11
- sext11
- gox11
- oxo10
- sex10
- sox10
- tux10
- ex9
- ox9
- xu9
- gentoos8
- outgoes8
- outgone8
- tongues8
- gentoo7
- stooge7
- togues7
- tongue7
- gents6
- genus6
- goest6
- goons6
- goose6
- gouts6
- guest6
- gusto6
- negus6
- outgo6
- segno6
- stung6
- tegus6
- togue6
- tongs6
- tungs6
- ungot6
- noose5
- notes5
- nutso5
- onset5
- seton5
- snoot5
- snout5
- steno5
- stone5
- tones5
- tonus5
- toons5
- touse5
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