INBOX is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. INBOX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INBOX?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INBOX is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INBOX
No single letter turns INBOX into another word.
How INBOX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in INBOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does INBOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The folder or section of an email or messaging program where newly received messages are stored and displayed.
An inbox is the default destination for incoming electronic mail, arranged so that new messages appear together rather than scattered across a system. Most email programs also provide other folders, such as drafts or sent items, but the inbox remains the first place a user checks. The term has extended informally to any place, physical or digital, where incoming items collect before being dealt with.
How INBOX is used
Common and current in everyday computing use, and increasingly used loosely of any queue of incoming items.
- She found dozens of unread messages waiting in her inbox.
- He cleared his inbox before leaving for the weekend.
- New orders appear automatically in the shared inbox.
- My inbox fills up faster than I can answer it.
- The app groups messages by sender at the top of the inbox.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INBOX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INBOX
1 longer words begin with INBOX.
Words ending in INBOX
1 words end in INBOX. Useful as a back hook: play INBOX onto a word already on the board.
Words with INBOX inside
1 words contain INBOX in the middle. Words that start with INBOX are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in INBOX
Common questions about INBOX
- Is INBOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INBOX, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INBOX worth?
- INBOX is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INBOX mean?
- The folder or section of an email or messaging program where newly received messages are stored and displayed.
- What letters can be added to INBOX?
- No single letter can be added to INBOX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of INBOX:
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