BOX is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BOX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOX?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOX is to know. It scores 12 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOX
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boxyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BOX scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in BOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,106.
What does BOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
A container with flat sides and usually a lid.
The word came from the boxwood that the first ones were made of, which is why the tree and the cardboard carton share a name. It has spread further than almost any other simple noun: a witness box, a box at the theatre, a box on a form, and for one generation the television itself.
How BOX is used
Countable: a box, two boxes. Also a verb in two unrelated senses.
- The box was heavier empty than it looked full.
- Tick the box and sign underneath it.
- He gave evidence from the box for two days.
- A box hedge takes thirty years to look like anything.
- They watched it on the box, as people said then.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOX
Showing 24 of 48 words that begin with BOX.
Words ending in BOX
Showing 24 of 78 words that end in BOX. Useful as a back hook: play BOX onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOX inside
Showing 24 of 137 words that contain BOX somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BOX are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOX
Common questions about BOX
- Is BOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOX, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOX worth?
- BOX is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOX mean?
- A container with flat sides and usually a lid.
- What letters can be added to BOX?
- BOX takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of BOX:
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