Is ORYX a word?
ORYX is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 4 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 1 shorter word built from the same letters.
Yes, ORYX is a valid word.
What does oryx mean?
noun: large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
ORYX: word details
- Pronunciation: AW-rihks (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 4 letters, a short word. It is one of 5,469 4-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside oryx
Words you can make from the letters of oryx.
Solve a whole rack, not just ORYX
ORYX is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does ORYX mean?
ORYX is a noun. It means: large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns.
Is ORYX a valid word?
Yes, ORYX is a valid word. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.