TALKBOXES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. TALKBOXES 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TALKBOXES?
| 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 TALKBOXES is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TALKBOXES
No single letter turns TALKBOXES into another word.
How TALKBOXES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TALKBOXES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TALKBOXES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TALKBOXES
- All 9 letters of TALKBOXES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in TALKBOXES
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Common questions about TALKBOXES
- Is TALKBOXES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TALKBOXES is not in it.
- How many points is TALKBOXES worth?
- TALKBOXES is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TALKBOXES?
- No single letter can be added to TALKBOXES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TALKBOXES:
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