BOOMBOX is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BOOMBOX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOOMBOX?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOOMBOX is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOOMBOX
No single letter turns BOOMBOX into another word.
How BOOMBOX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOOMBOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 142,925 thousand.
What does BOOMBOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A large portable stereo with a radio and a cassette or CD player, built for loud music.
The boombox became a symbol of street culture in the 1980s, when people carried one on the shoulder to play hip hop in parks. Its pair of big speakers made it far louder than a small portable radio.
How BOOMBOX is used
Boombox is used for large portable stereos, often with a nostalgic flavor.
- He carried a boombox to the beach every summer.
- The old boombox still plays his favorite tapes.
- A boombox blared from the passing car.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOOMBOX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOOMBOX
1 longer words begin with BOOMBOX.
Shorter words from the letters in BOOMBOX
Common questions about BOOMBOX
- Is BOOMBOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOOMBOX, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOOMBOX worth?
- BOOMBOX is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOOMBOX mean?
- A large portable stereo with a radio and a cassette or CD player, built for loud music.
- What letters can be added to BOOMBOX?
- No single letter can be added to BOOMBOX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOOMBOX:
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