Is HOMEOBOXES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOMEOBOXES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOMEOBOXES mean?
Homeoboxes is a form of HOMEOBOX.
- noun
one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) + O (1) + B (3) + O (1) + X (8) + E (1) + S (1) = 24 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for HOMEOBOXES
HOMEOBOXES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from HOMEOBOXES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- homeobox22
- homosex19
- shoebox19
- hexose16
- exomes15
- hexes15
- boxes14
- exome14
- hex13
- box12
- hoboes11
- exes11
- oxes11
- bohos10
- hemes10
- hobos10
- homes10
- homos10
- mohos10
- shmoe10
- oxo10
- sex10
- sox10
- besom9
- booms9
- bosom9
- boho9
- bosh9
- heme9
- hems9
- hobo9
- hobs9
- home9
- homo9
- homs9
- mesh9
- mhos9
- moho9
- mosh9
- ohms9
- shmo9
- ex9
- ox9
- boom8
- mobs8
- hem8
- hob8
- hom8
- meh8
- mho8
- ohm8
- moose7
- obese7
- oboes7
- hoes7
- hose7
- oohs7
- shoe7
- shoo7
- mob7
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