oxymoron

NOUN /,ɑksɪ'moʊrɑn/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O

oxymoron is a valid 8-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1X8Y4M3O1R1O1N1
1 + 8 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does oxymoron mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence').