SANDBOX is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SANDBOX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANDBOX?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANDBOX is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANDBOX
No single letter turns SANDBOX into another word.
How SANDBOX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SANDBOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| 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 SANDBOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
A box or pit filled with sand for children to play in, or a safe space for testing software.
In a playground a sandbox keeps children busy with buckets and spades. Programmers use the word for an isolated environment where untested code cannot damage the main system.
How SANDBOX is used
Common in both playground and computing contexts.
- The toddlers built castles in the sandbox.
- Run the new script in a sandbox before using it live.
- A locomotive carries a sandbox to help the wheels grip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANDBOX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SANDBOX
1 longer words begin with SANDBOX.
Shorter words from the letters in SANDBOX
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Common questions about SANDBOX
- Is SANDBOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANDBOX, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANDBOX worth?
- SANDBOX is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANDBOX mean?
- A box or pit filled with sand for children to play in, or a safe space for testing software.
- What letters can be added to SANDBOX?
- No single letter can be added to SANDBOX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SANDBOX:
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