SALTBOX is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SALTBOX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALTBOX?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALTBOX is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALTBOX
No single letter turns SALTBOX into another word.
How SALTBOX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SALTBOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does SALTBOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
A house with two storeys at the front and one at the back, with a long sloping roof; also a box for holding salt.
The saltbox house is a classic of early New England building, named for its resemblance to the old wooden salt containers. Its long rear roof slope shed snow and gave a cheap lean-to space behind the main rooms.
How SALTBOX is used
Saltbox is used in architecture, real-estate listings and kitchen history.
- They bought a restored saltbox near the harbour.
- The saltbox on the shelf was filled with coarse sea salt.
- A weathered saltbox with grey shingles stood at the end of the lane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALTBOX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SALTBOX
1 longer words begin with SALTBOX.
Shorter words from the letters in SALTBOX
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Common questions about SALTBOX
- Is SALTBOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALTBOX, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALTBOX worth?
- SALTBOX is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALTBOX mean?
- A house with two storeys at the front and one at the back, with a long sloping roof; also a box for holding salt.
- What letters can be added to SALTBOX?
- No single letter can be added to SALTBOX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SALTBOX:
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