FIREBOX is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. FIREBOX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIREBOX?
| 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 FIREBOX is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIREBOX
No single letter turns FIREBOX into another word.
How FIREBOX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FIREBOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does FIREBOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The chamber of a steam engine or boiler where fuel is burned.
On a steam locomotive the fireman shovelled coal through a small door into the firebox. Heat from this chamber passed through tubes to turn the water in the boiler into steam.
How FIREBOX is used
Firebox is an engineering term for the furnace part of a boiler.
- The fireman fed more coal into the firebox.
- A crack in the firebox forced the engine out of service.
- The wood stove has a cast-iron firebox that holds heat well.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIREBOX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIREBOX
1 longer words begin with FIREBOX.
Shorter words from the letters in FIREBOX
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Common questions about FIREBOX
- Is FIREBOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIREBOX, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIREBOX worth?
- FIREBOX is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIREBOX mean?
- The chamber of a steam engine or boiler where fuel is burned.
- What letters can be added to FIREBOX?
- No single letter can be added to FIREBOX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FIREBOX:
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