Is PAINTBOXES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAINTBOXES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PAINTBOXES mean?
Paintboxes is a form of PAINTBOX.
- noun
a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + B (3) + O (1) + X (8) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PAINTBOXES
PAINTBOXES 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 PAINTBOXES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- paintbox19
- boxiest16
- exposit16
- inboxes16
- poxiest16
- expats15
- sexpot15
- teabox15
- antisex14
- sextain14
- toxines14
- boxes14
- expat14
- expos14
- inbox14
- paxes14
- pixes14
- poxes14
- axions13
- axites13
- axones13
- sextan13
- sexton13
- taxies13
- taxons13
- toxine13
- toxins13
- xenias13
- apex13
- expo13
- ibex13
- bepaints12
- axion12
- axite12
- axone12
- axons12
- exist12
- exits12
- exons12
- nexts12
- nixes12
- sexto12
- sixte12
- taxes12
- taxis12
- taxon12
- texas12
- toxin12
- xenia12
- box12
- pax12
- pix12
- pox12
- baptise11
- bepaint11
- axes11
- axis11
- axon11
- exit11
- exon11
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