Definitions For Oxyrhynchus

Noun

{{en-noun, oxyrhynchi}} (ichthyology) a fish with a pointed snout (ichthyology) Mormyrus kannume

Etymology

From "a kind of Egyptian fish" (whence also the place name Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος, from {{compound, grc, ὀξῠ́ς, ῥῠ́γχος, t1=sharp, t2=snout, nocat=1}}.

Is Oxyrhynchus a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
32
Words with Friends
31

The word Oxyrhynchus is worth 32 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends

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