BOXTY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOXTY 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BOXTY?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOXTY is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOXTY
No single letter turns BOXTY into another word.
How BOXTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOXTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does BOXTY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Irish
A traditional Irish potato dish made from a mixture of grated raw potato, mashed potato, and flour, cooked as a pancake or bread.
Boxty is strongly associated with the north and west of Ireland, where families once used the dish to stretch a potato harvest through leaner months. It can be fried on a griddle like a pancake or baked as a loaf, and is still served in Irish homes and restaurants today.
How BOXTY is used
Regional Irish food term, well known within Ireland and increasingly on Irish restaurant menus abroad.
- She fried boxty on the griddle for breakfast.
- The recipe for boxty has been passed down in his family for generations.
- A slice of boxty went well with the bacon and eggs.
- The restaurant offered boxty wrapped around a savoury filling.
- Older cookbooks give several regional versions of boxty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOXTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BOXTY
Common questions about BOXTY
- Is BOXTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOXTY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOXTY worth?
- BOXTY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOXTY mean?
- A traditional Irish potato dish made from a mixture of grated raw potato, mashed potato, and flour, cooked as a pancake or bread.
- What letters can be added to BOXTY?
- No single letter can be added to BOXTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOXTY:
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