BORAX is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BORAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BORAX?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORAX is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORAX
No single letter turns BORAX into another word.
How BORAX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BORAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does BORAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A soft white mineral, sodium borate, used in cleaning products, glassmaking, and as a preservative.
Borax forms naturally around dry lakebeds and has been mined for centuries for use in soaps, detergents and glazes because it dissolves easily and softens water. Chemists know it as a compound of boron, sodium and oxygen that also serves in some school science experiments, such as making slime. In older American slang, borax could also describe cheap, gaudy furniture, a sense that grew out of early stores giving away soap as a promotional gift.
How BORAX is used
Common in chemistry, cleaning products and household use; the slang sense for cheap goods is now largely historical.
- She added borax to the laundry detergent.
- The mineral borax is mined from dry desert basins.
- Students mixed borax and glue to make slime.
- Borax has long been used in glassmaking.
- Old catalogs sold borax soap with a small premium gift.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BORAX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BORAX
1 longer words begin with BORAX.
Shorter words from the letters in BORAX
Common questions about BORAX
- Is BORAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORAX, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORAX worth?
- BORAX is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BORAX mean?
- A soft white mineral, sodium borate, used in cleaning products, glassmaking, and as a preservative.
- What letters can be added to BORAX?
- No single letter can be added to BORAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BORAX:
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