POSTBOX is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. POSTBOX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSTBOX?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSTBOX is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTBOX
No single letter turns POSTBOX into another word.
How POSTBOX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POSTBOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,955 thousand.
What does POSTBOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A public box with a slot where letters are posted for collection.
In Britain the postbox is often a red pillar or wall box on a street corner. The word can also mean a private box at a house where deliveries arrive.
How POSTBOX is used
Postbox is the usual British word for the box into which outgoing mail is dropped.
- She dropped the card into the postbox on her way to work.
- The last collection from the postbox is at five o clock.
- A bright red postbox stood outside the village shop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSTBOX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POSTBOX
1 longer words begin with POSTBOX.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTBOX
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Common questions about POSTBOX
- Is POSTBOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSTBOX, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSTBOX worth?
- POSTBOX is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSTBOX mean?
- A public box with a slot where letters are posted for collection.
- What letters can be added to POSTBOX?
- No single letter can be added to POSTBOX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POSTBOX:
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