MAILBOX is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MAILBOX 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 MAILBOX?
| 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 MAILBOX is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAILBOX
No single letter turns MAILBOX into another word.
How MAILBOX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MAILBOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does MAILBOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
A box where letters are delivered or posted, or a computer folder that stores email.
In American homes a mailbox stands at the roadside or by the door and collects the daily post. In computing the word means the space on a server that holds a user messages, which can fill up and stop new mail arriving.
How MAILBOX is used
Mailbox is standard in American English; British speakers more often say letterbox or postbox.
- The postman left a parcel next to the mailbox.
- My mailbox is full, so new messages are bouncing back.
- He dropped the letter in the mailbox on the corner.
- A flag on the mailbox showed that outgoing mail was inside.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAILBOX and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAILBOX
1 longer words begin with MAILBOX.
Shorter words from the letters in MAILBOX
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Common questions about MAILBOX
- Is MAILBOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAILBOX, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAILBOX worth?
- MAILBOX is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAILBOX mean?
- A box where letters are delivered or posted, or a computer folder that stores email.
- What letters can be added to MAILBOX?
- No single letter can be added to MAILBOX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MAILBOX:
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