BOXEN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOXEN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BOXEN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOXEN is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOXEN
No single letter turns BOXEN into another word.
How BOXEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOXEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does BOXEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Made of boxwood, or resembling the box tree in some way.
Boxen described combs, small boxes, and carved ornaments cut from the dense, pale wood of the box tree, prized for fine detail work. The adjective follows an old pattern, like wooden or golden, built directly from the name of the material.
How BOXEN is used
An old adjective, rarely used outside historical or literary description.
- She combed her hair with a boxen comb.
- The carver shaped a boxen figure no bigger than a thumb.
- A boxen chest held the family's small treasures.
- The boxen handle had been polished smooth by years of use.
- Craftsmen favoured boxen tools for detailed carving.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOXEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BOXEN
Common questions about BOXEN
- Is BOXEN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOXEN is not in it.
- How many points is BOXEN worth?
- BOXEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOXEN mean?
- Made of boxwood, or resembling the box tree in some way.
- What letters can be added to BOXEN?
- No single letter can be added to BOXEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOXEN:
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