327 words come out when you unscramble PAINTBOXES, starting with PAINTBOXES itself: 21 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is PAINTBOX, 19 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PAINTBOXES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 8 with 8, 36 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 42 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Of the 36 7-letter words in PAINTBOXES, 6 score 16 points, the group's best. PANTIES, OBTAINS and BASTION are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PAINTBOXES, the top score is 15, reached by 4. OBTAIN, ABSENT and PAINTS are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 5-letter words from PAINTBOXES tie at 14 points; none scores more. TAXES, BOXES and EXIST will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PAINTBOXES, APEX, EXPO and IBEX tie for first at 13 points. NEXT, BEST and BASE are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from PAINTBOXES, the top score is 12, reached by 4. BOX, TAX and BIT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of PAINTBOXES for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with PA · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
PAINTBOXES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: PAINTBOXES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAINTBOXES itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 327) | 261 | 326 | 242 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BONXIES, BOXTIES, BONXIE, SAXONITE, BOXEN, NOXES, OXIES, SAXE, BEPATS, BESPAT, BESPIT, BESPOT and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PAINTBOXES, PAINTBOX, INBOXES, POXIEST, INBOX, NEXTS, TIX, BENTOS, BENTO, APOS, BAES, APO and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINT.