Oxen

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of ox, referring to domesticated bovine animals, especially castrated bulls, used traditionally as draught animals for ploughing and haulage.

“A team of oxen was hitched to the heavy plough to break the frozen ground.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈɒksən/

Syllables

ox·en

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Synonyms

cattle cows kine

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains X, one of the rarest Wordle letters, the OX opening immediately signals an unusual word.

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, X alone scores 8, making OXEN one of the strongest four-letter plays available.

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Anagrams of Oxen

Words that use exactly the same letters as “oxen”.

exon

Words one letter different

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open oven owen

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5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “oxen”.

axone boxen exion exxon nohex oxane xenon xenos

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