01 Word definition

oxymoron

8 letters · 3 vowels · 5 consonants

Is OXYMORON a word?

Yes. OXYMORON is a 8-letter noun. conjoining contradictory terms (as in ‘deafening silence’) Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell OXYMORON?

O-X-Y-M-O-R-O-N

OXYMORON contains 8 letters, begins with O, and ends with N.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. conjoining contradictory terms (as in ‘deafening silence’)

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score20points
Words With Friends21points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is OXYMORON spelled?

O1X2Y3M4O5R6O7N8
Starts withOXYFirst 3 letters
Ends withRONLast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats O
Vowel balance3 / 5Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About OXYMORON.

How do you spell OXYMORON?

OXYMORON is spelled O-X-Y-M-O-R-O-N. It contains 8 letters.