paroxytone
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 10
/pəˈɹɒk.sɪˌtəʊn/
Definition of paroxytone
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
noun
- A paroxytone word.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῠ́τονος (păroxŭ́tonos, “paroxytone”).
Words you can make from paroxytone
200+ playable · top: OXYTROPE (20 pts)
Best play oxytrope 20 points7-letter words
10 words6-letter words
28 words- PEROXY 18 pts
- EXPORT 15 pts
- PRETAX 15 pts
- NAPERY 11 pts
- PANTRY 11 pts
- POETRY 11 pts
- PTOOEY 11 pts
- PYRONE 11 pts
- TEAPOY 11 pts
- AROYNT 9 pts
- NOTARY 9 pts
- ARPENT 8 pts
- ENRAPT 8 pts
- ENTRAP 8 pts
- OPERON 8 pts
- PARENT 8 pts
- PARTON 8 pts
- PATRON 8 pts
- PRONTO 8 pts
- PROTEA 8 pts
- PROTON 8 pts
- TARPON 8 pts
- TEOPAN 8 pts
- TREPAN 8 pts
- ATONER 6 pts
- ENROOT 6 pts
- ORNATE 6 pts
- RATOON 6 pts
5-letter words
68 words- EPOXY 17 pts
- PREXY 17 pts
- PROXY 17 pts
- PYREX 17 pts
- EXPAT 14 pts
- AXONE 12 pts
- EXTRA 12 pts
- OXTER 12 pts
- RETAX 12 pts
- TAXER 12 pts
- TAXON 12 pts
- APERY 10 pts
- ATOPY 10 pts
- PANTY 10 pts
- PARTY 10 pts
- PAYER 10 pts
- PAYOR 10 pts
- PEATY 10 pts
- PEONY 10 pts
- PORNY 10 pts
- PYRAN 10 pts
- REPAY 10 pts
- ROPEY 10 pts
- TEPOY 10 pts
- YAPON 10 pts
- ATONY 8 pts
- ENTRY 8 pts
- ONERY 8 pts
- RAYON 8 pts
- ROOTY 8 pts
- TEARY 8 pts
- TONEY 8 pts
- TOYER 8 pts
- TOYON 8 pts
- TRYNA 8 pts
- YEARN 8 pts
- YENTA 8 pts
- APORT 7 pts
- APRON 7 pts
- APTER 7 pts
- ARPEN 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- OPERA 7 pts
- PAEON 7 pts
- PANTO 7 pts
- PAREN 7 pts
- PAREO 7 pts
- PATEN 7 pts
- PATER 7 pts
- PEART 7 pts
- PORNO 7 pts
- PRATE 7 pts
- PRONE 7 pts
- REPOT 7 pts
- TAPER 7 pts
- TOPER 7 pts
- TROOP 7 pts
- TROPE 7 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- NOTER 5 pts
- OATEN 5 pts
- OATER 5 pts
- ORATE 5 pts
- TENOR 5 pts
- TONER 5 pts
- TRONA 5 pts
- TRONE 5 pts
4-letter words
93 words- POXY 16 pts
- ONYX 14 pts
- ORYX 14 pts
- APEX 13 pts
- EXPO 13 pts
- PREX 13 pts
- AXON 11 pts
- EXON 11 pts
- NEXT 11 pts
- OXEN 11 pts
- OXER 11 pts
- PATY 9 pts
- PONY 9 pts
- PRAY 9 pts
- PREY 9 pts
- PYRE 9 pts
- PYRO 9 pts
- ROPY 9 pts
- AERY 7 pts
- ARTY 7 pts
- EYRA 7 pts
- NARY 7 pts
- OATY 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- RYOT 7 pts
- TONY 7 pts
- APER 6 pts
- ATOP 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- NOPE 6 pts
- OPEN 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PANT 6 pts
- PARE 6 pts
- PART 6 pts
- PATE 6 pts
- PEAN 6 pts
- PEAR 6 pts
- PEAT 6 pts
- PENT 6 pts
- PEON 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- PONE 6 pts
- POON 6 pts
- POOR 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PORN 6 pts
- PORT 6 pts
- PRAO 6 pts
- PRAT 6 pts
- PROA 6 pts
- RAPE 6 pts
- RAPT 6 pts
- REAP 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- TAPE 6 pts
- TARP 6 pts
- TEPA 6 pts
- TOPE 6 pts
- TOPO 6 pts
- AEON 4 pts
- AERO 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NOTA 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- ONTO 4 pts
- RANT 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RATO 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- ROAN 4 pts
- ROOT 4 pts
- ROTA 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTO 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TARN 4 pts
- TARO 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TOEA 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TOON 4 pts
- TORA 4 pts
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