POORBOXES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. POORBOXES 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3o1o1r1b3o1x8e1s1
Depends on the listPOORBOXES · 9 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept POORBOXES?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.22
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.67%
Our own measure of how useful POORBOXES is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POORBOXES
No single letter turns POORBOXES into another word.
How POORBOXES scores
Scrabble p3o1o1r1b3o1x8e1s1 20
Words with Friends p4o1o1r1b4o1x8e1s1 22
Face value of the 9 tiles in POORBOXES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POORBOXES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in POORBOXES
poorbox18 oospore9 boxers15 peroxo15 probes10 rebops10 broose8 porose8 boxer14 boxes14 expos14 poxes14 oxers12 sorex12 boeps9 probe9 probs9 rebop9 boors7 boose7 bores7 broos7 brose7 oboes7 pores7 poser7 prose7 proso7 repos7 robes7 roops7 ropes7 sober7 sopor7 sorbo7 spoor7 spore7 roose5 expo13 prex13
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Common questions about POORBOXES
- Is POORBOXES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POORBOXES is not in it.
- How many points is POORBOXES worth?
- POORBOXES is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POORBOXES?
- No single letter can be added to POORBOXES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POORBOXES:
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