Words beginning with 'oxy'


There are an overwhelming 207 entries available for words beginning with 'oxy', so go ape.

3 letter words

  • oxy

4 letter words

  • oxyl

6 letter words

  • oxyazo
  • oxygas
  • oxygen
  • oxygon
  • oxymel
  • oxyopy

7 letter words

  • oxyacid
  • oxyaena
  • oxydase
  • oxygens
  • oxymora
  • oxyntic
  • oxyopia
  • oxyphil
  • oxysalt
  • oxysome
  • oxytone
  • oxyurid

8 letter words

  • oxyacids
  • oxyamine
  • oxyaphia
  • oxyaster
  • oxybapha
  • oxycrate
  • oxydasic
  • oxydiact
  • oxyether
  • oxyethyl
  • oxyfatty
  • oxygenic
  • oxygonal
  • oxymoron
  • oxyphile
  • oxyphils
  • oxyphyte
  • oxyphony
  • oxypolis
  • oxyrhine
  • oxysalts
  • oxysomes
  • oxystome
  • oxytocia
  • oxytocic
  • oxytocin
  • oxytones
  • oxytonic
  • oxyurous

9 letter words

  • oxybaphon
  • oxybaphus
  • oxybenzyl
  • oxycoccus
  • oxydactyl
  • oxydation
  • oxygenant
  • oxygenase
  • oxygenate
  • oxygenium
  • oxygenize
  • oxygenous
  • oxygeusia
  • oxygonial
  • oxyhalide
  • oxyhaloid
  • oxyhydric
  • oxyiodide
  • oxyketone
  • oxylabrax
  • oxymomora
  • oxyneurin
  • oxyopidae
  • oxyphenyl
  • oxyphenol
  • oxyphiles
  • oxyphilic
  • oxyphonia
  • oxypycnos
  • oxypicric
  • oxypurine
  • oxyrhynch
  • oxysulfid
  • oxytylote
  • oxytocics
  • oxytocins
  • oxytocous
  • oxytoluic
  • oxytonize
  • oxytricha
  • oxytropis
  • oxyuridae

10 letter words

  • oxyaenidae
  • oxybenzene
  • oxybenzoic
  • oxyblepsia
  • oxybromide
  • oxybutyria
  • oxybutyric
  • oxycalcium
  • oxycamphor
  • oxycaproic
  • oxycephaly
  • oxychloric
  • oxychlorid
  • oxycyanide
  • oxydendrum
  • oxygenated
  • oxygenates
  • oxygenator
  • oxygenized
  • oxygenizer
  • oxygenless
  • oxyhematin
  • oxyhydrate
  • oxymoronic
  • oxymuriate
  • oxyneurine
  • oxynitrate
  • oxyophitic
  • oxyphilous
  • oxyproline
  • oxyquinone
  • oxyrhinous
  • oxystearic
  • oxystomata
  • oxysulfide
  • oxysulphid
  • oxyterpene
  • oxytoluene
  • oxytonesis
  • oxytonical
  • oxyuriasis
  • oxyuricide
  • oxywelding

11 letter words

  • oxyacanthin
  • oxyaldehyde
  • oxycephalic
  • oxychlorate
  • oxychloride
  • oxychlorine
  • oxycinnamic
  • oxycopaivic
  • oxycoumarin
  • oxyesthesia
  • oxyfluoride
  • oxygenating
  • oxygenation
  • oxygenicity
  • oxygenizing
  • oxygnathous
  • oxyhaematin
  • oxyhexaster
  • oxyhydrogen
  • oxymandelic
  • oxymuriatic
  • oxypetalous
  • oxyphyllous
  • oxyphthalic
  • oxyrhynchid
  • oxyrhynchus
  • oxyrrhyncha
  • oxysulphate
  • oxysulphide
  • oxytylotate

12 letter words

  • oxyacanthine
  • oxyacanthous
  • oxyacetylene
  • oxyberberine
  • oxycarbonate
  • oxycellulose
  • oxycephalism
  • oxycephalous
  • oxychromatic
  • oxychromatin
  • oxygenerator
  • oxygenizable
  • oxyhexactine
  • oxyluciferin
  • oxymethylene
  • oxynaphthoic
  • oxynarcotine
  • oxyosphresia
  • oxyphosphate
  • oxypropionic
  • oxyquinoline
  • oxyrhynchous
  • oxyrrhynchid
  • oxysalicylic
  • oxystomatous

13 letter words

  • oxyanthracene
  • oxygenization
  • oxygenizement
  • oxyhemocyanin
  • oxyhemoglobin
  • oxylabracidae

14 letter words

  • oxycalorimeter
  • oxycholesterol
  • oxychromatinic
  • oxyhaemoglobin
  • oxyluminescent
  • oxyquinaseptol

15 letter words

  • oxybenzaldehyde
  • oxycobaltammine
  • oxyluminescence
  • oxytetracycline

16 letter words

  • oxyanthraquinone
  • oxynaphtoquinone

How many actual words are possible to make using the combination specified?
From this list of words which start with 'oxy', you have 207 entries which are possible in total.

Which word on this page sticks out as the most common?
There's 'oxygen' which is the 13045th most popular word.

Which word from this list is the most unusual?
You'll notice many strange words on this page, albeit our favorite word right now is 'oxytoluene'. The dictionary defines it as "One of three hydroxy derivatives of toluene, called the cresols. See Cresol.".

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble available from this list ?
Considering the diverse range of words to select from, you may want to go for 'oxyphyte' scoring 26 points.

How many letters are in the longest word from this list?
The longest word is 16 characters, which is 'oxyanthraquinone'.