Unscramble HOTBOXES to get 141 words. HOTBOXES itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SHOEBOX leads with 19 points. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HOTBOXES split into 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 5 with 6, 25 with 5, 44 with 4, 45 with 3 and 19 with 2.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HOTBOXES is HOXES, 15 points; BOTOX and BOXES on 14 follow. BOOTS, BOOST and SHOOT are everyday picks.
OXES and SEXT are the top 4-letter words from HOTBOXES, 11 points each. BEST, BOTH and HOST will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of HOTBOXES, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with HO · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
HOTBOXES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HOTBOXES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOTBOXES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 141) | 112 | 141 | 99 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HOXES, HOX, BOOHS, EXO, TEX, BOHS, BOOH, BOH, TOHOS, BOETS, BOOSE, BOTES and 17 more, 29 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHOEBOX, BOTOXES, BOTOX, BOHOS, BOHO, HOO, HOS, SHO, SOH, BES, EST, TES and 1 more, 13 in all.