user profile

Love word games?

Join for free & stay in the loop.

Install App
© 2026 Copyright: word.tips

3 Letter Words Containing OX

There are 14+ three letter words with OX in our English dictionary. Every three-letter OX word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with OX.

Popular 3-Letter Words With OX

box 12
sox 10
cox 12
dox 11
fox 13
gox 11
hox 13
lox 10
nox 10
oxo 10
oxy 13
pox 12

All 3-Letter Words With OX (11 words)

Trending Today

5-letter word lists built for puzzle solving

How Common is OX as a Middle 3 Letter word?

There are 14 3-letter words containing OX in English. The average Scrabble score here is 11.6, with -X endings dominating (86% of them).

Total Words
14
Avg Scrabble Score
11.6
Most Common Ending (86%)
X

Word Containing List You May Find Interesting

3 Letter Words With

Words With OX

Tools for Your Word Lists Games

Finders and solvers to turn patterns into possibilities

Hints and Answers for Your Daily Games

Keep your streak alive. Daily help for daily puzzles

Try These Word Tips Games

Fun daily word games made by Wordtips

3 Letter Words with OX are often very useful for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. Word Finder by WordTips gives you a list of words ordered by their word game points of your choice. You might also be interested in 3 Letter Words starting with OX.

Are you playing Wordle? Try our New York Times Wordle Solver or use the Include and Exclude features on our 3 Letter Words page when playing Dordle, WordGuessr or any other Wordle-like games. They help you guess the answer faster by allowing you to input the good letters you already know and exclude the words containing your bad letter combinations.

Highest-Scoring 3-Letter OX-Words in Scrabble

hox 13
vox 13
oxy 13
fox 13
wox 13
box 12

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains OX?

13 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains OX is hox with a total of 13 points.

H 4
O 1
X 8
noun 1. More fully "Hox gene". (The name of) a homeobox gene. Also, with distinguishing (frequently affixed) letter or numeral: any of several clusters of homeobox genes occurring in vertebrate genomes; any of the loci making up such a cluster.

FAQ 3 Letter Words With OX

  • How many 3 letter words containing OX are in the English dictionary?

    There are 14 3-letter words in the English dictionary that contain OX. The average Scrabble score across them is 11.6.

  • Are there any rare 3 letter words containing OX worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 3-letter words like "box", "dox", "pox", "lox" contain OX and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "box" is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 3 letter words containing OX?

    Everyday 3-letter words containing OX include "box", "sox", "cox", "dox", "fox".

Next to Words With OX

Explore words by letter combinations to grow your vocabulary.