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.
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
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
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.
What does POORBOXES mean in Scrabble?
POORBOXES is the plural of POORBOX.
Shorter words from the letters in POORBOXES
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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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