BOXHAUL is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. BOXHAUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOXHAUL?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOXHAUL is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOXHAUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boxhaulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOXHAUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOXHAUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does BOXHAUL mean in Scrabble?
verb
nautical
To turn a square-rigged ship onto the opposite tack by bracing the head yards aback and backing her onto the new heading.
Sailors used to boxhaul when a ship was too close to the wind to tack in the usual way. The manoeuvre cost ground but kept the vessel from being driven onto a shore.
How BOXHAUL is used
Boxhaul is a technical term of old sailing-ship handling.
- The captain ordered the crew to boxhaul the ship away from the rocks.
- To boxhaul a heavy vessel took skill and a well-drilled crew.
- They had to boxhaul because the wind would not let them tack.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOXHAUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOXHAUL
3 longer words begin with BOXHAUL.
Shorter words from the letters in BOXHAUL
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Common questions about BOXHAUL
- Is BOXHAUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOXHAUL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOXHAUL worth?
- BOXHAUL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOXHAUL mean?
- To turn a square-rigged ship onto the opposite tack by bracing the head yards aback and backing her onto the new heading.
- What letters can be added to BOXHAUL?
- BOXHAUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOXHAUL:
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