HOMOEOBOX is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOMOEOBOX 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 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept HOMOEOBOX?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMOEOBOX is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMOEOBOX
No single letter turns HOMOEOBOX into another word.
How HOMOEOBOX scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOMOEOBOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 4 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMOEOBOX has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOMOEOBOX
- The letter O appears four times in HOMOEOBOX.
- HOMOEOBOX runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HOMOEOBOX
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Common questions about HOMOEOBOX
- Is HOMOEOBOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMOEOBOX, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMOEOBOX worth?
- HOMOEOBOX is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOMOEOBOX?
- No single letter can be added to HOMOEOBOX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOMOEOBOX:
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