SHOWBOXES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHOWBOXES 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHOWBOXES?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOWBOXES is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOWBOXES
No single letter turns SHOWBOXES into another word.
How SHOWBOXES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHOWBOXES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOWBOXES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHOWBOXES
- SHOWBOXES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHOWBOXES
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Common questions about SHOWBOXES
- Is SHOWBOXES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHOWBOXES is not in it.
- How many points is SHOWBOXES worth?
- SHOWBOXES is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOWBOXES?
- No single letter can be added to SHOWBOXES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHOWBOXES:
Open SHOWBOXES in the Word Finder