Unscramble MATCHBOXES to get 293 words. MATCHBOXES itself is a real word: 26 points on a Scrabble board, 28 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is MATCHBOX, 24 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from MATCHBOXES split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 13 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in MATCHBOXES: HECATOMBS, for 18 points.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MATCHBOXES, CASHBOX leads with 21 points, then EXCAMBS on 20 and HEXACTS on 19. MATCHES, STOMACH and BATCHES are the familiar ones.
EXCAMB scores highest among the 6-letter words from MATCHBOXES at 19 points, ahead of HATBOX and HEXACT on 18. CHEATS, COMBAT and SCHEMA are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words from MATCHBOXES is EMBOX, 16 points; HOXES on 15 and BOXES on 14 follow. BEACH, HOMES and MATCH are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in MATCHBOXES, HOAX leads with 14 points, then AMEX and COAX on 13. HOME, EACH and BOTH are the familiar ones.
HEX and HOX are the top 3-letter words made with MATCHBOXES letters, 13 points each. HAS, BOX and HOT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of MATCHBOXES for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with MA · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
MATCHBOXES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MATCHBOXES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATCHBOXES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 293) | 232 | 290 | 210 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXCAMBS, EXCAMB, HEXACTS, HEXACT, EMBOX, HOXES, BASOCHE, CAMSHO, COHABS, HOX, MOBCAST, SMATCH and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BETCHA, CHEMS, MECHS, CHEM, MECH, CATHS, COMSAT, HOMAS, SATCOM, CATH, ECHT, HOMA and 12 more, 24 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: BOCHES and BOCHE, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: AMEX.