Unscramble TINDERBOX and you have 253 words, TINDERBOX itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 15 points, BOXED, BONXIE and BOXIER among them. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from TINDERBOX split into 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 7, 37 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 8 letters.
BONXIE and BOXIER share the top score of 15 among the 6-letter words in TINDERBOX. EDITOR, DEBTOR and ORIENT are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words from TINDERBOX is BOXED, 15 points; BOXEN and BOXER on 14 follow. INDEX, NOTED and ROBIN are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble TINDERBOX, IBEX leads with 13 points, then OXID on 12 and EXIT on 11. NEXT, BORN and DEBT are the familiar ones.
BOX tops the 3-letter words from TINDERBOX at 12 points; next come DEX and DOX on 11. END, RED and BIT will look familiar.
This word has the length of TINDERBOX, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with TI · ending in X · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BOXED, BOXIER and DEXTRIN (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TINDERBOX, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TINDERBOX itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 253) | 192 | 252 | 177 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BONXIE, BOXEN, NITROX, OREXIN, NIXER, RETOX, DEBITOR, EXO, INORBED, NOX, TEX, BETROD and 49 more, 61 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INBOX, DOX, OXER, XED, TIX, BENTO, BINER, DOBE, BIRO, IDENT, RONDE, DENI and 3 more, 15 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINT.