Words That Start With OX

43 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 43 words that start with ox, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.

Words starting with ox: 43
Most used: oxford
Shortest: oxy
5 letter words: 3

Common words that start with ox

#	Word	Meaning	Letters
1	oxford	a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University	6
2	oxygen	a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas	6
3	oxide	any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical	5
4	oxidation	the process of oxidizing	9
5	oxidative	taking place in the presence of oxygen	9
6	oxides	any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical	6
7	oxen	an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus	4
8	oxidized	enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide	8
9	oxytocin	hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin)	8
10	oxymoron	conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')	8
11	oxidase	any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation	7
12	oxidizing	enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide	9
13	oxygenated	impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen	10
14	oxidant	a substance that oxidizes another substance	7
15	oxygenation	the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen	11
16	oxidize	enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide	7
17	oxalate	a salt or ester of oxalic acid	7
18	oxfords	a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University	7
19	oxidizer	a substance that oxidizes another substance	8
20	oxidants	a substance that oxidizes another substance	8
21	oxbow	the land inside an oxbow bend in a river	5
22	oxidizes	enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide	8
23	oxtail	the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups	6
24	oxidised	combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen	8
25	oxygenate	impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen	9
26	oxidising	add oxygen to or combine with oxygen	9
27	oxidizers	a substance that oxidizes another substance	9
28	oxalis	any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis	6
29	oxaloacetate	a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid	12
30	oxime	any compound containing the group -C=NOH	5
31	oxidoreductase	an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction	14
32	oxidise	add oxygen to or combine with oxygen	7
33	oxygenating	impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen	11
34	oxcart	a cart that is drawn by an ox	6
35	oxidases	any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation	8
36	oxygenates	impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen	10
37	oxalates	a salt or ester of oxalic acid	8
38	oxidations	the process of oxidizing	10

3 letter words that start with ox

4 letter words that start with ox

oxen

5 letter words that start with ox

oxide
oxbow
oxime

6 letter words that start with ox

oxford
oxygen
oxides
oxtail
oxalic
oxalis
oxcart

7 letter words that start with ox

oxidase
oxidant
oxidize
oxalate
oxfords
oxblood
oxidise

8 letter words that start with ox

oxidized
oxytocin
oxymoron
oxidizer
oxidants
oxidizes
oxidised
oxidases
oxalates

9 letter words that start with ox

oxidation
oxidative
oxidizing
oxygenate
oxidising
oxidizers

10 letter words that start with ox

oxygenated
oxymoronic
oxygenates
oxidations

11 letter words that start with ox

oxygenation
oxygenating

12 letter words that start with ox

oxaloacetate

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How many words start with ox?

This list has 43 words starting with ox, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.

What are common words that start with ox?

oxford, oxygen, oxide, oxidation, oxidative, oxides, oxen, oxidized.

What 5 letter words start with ox?

oxide, oxbow, oxime.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.