COALBOX is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. COALBOX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COALBOX?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COALBOX is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COALBOX
No single letter turns COALBOX into another word.
How COALBOX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COALBOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,970 thousand.
What does COALBOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A box or scuttle used to hold coal for a fire.
A coalbox once stood beside most hearths in houses heated by open fires. Today the word mostly belongs to period settings.
How COALBOX is used
Coalbox is found in older British writing and in descriptions of historic homes.
- The maid refilled the coalbox before dusk.
- A brass-handled coalbox sat by the hearth.
- He kicked the coalbox shut with his boot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COALBOX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COALBOX
1 longer words begin with COALBOX.
Shorter words from the letters in COALBOX
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Common questions about COALBOX
- Is COALBOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COALBOX, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COALBOX worth?
- COALBOX is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COALBOX mean?
- A box or scuttle used to hold coal for a fire.
- What letters can be added to COALBOX?
- No single letter can be added to COALBOX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COALBOX:
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