Is PILLBOXES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PILLBOXES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PILLBOXES mean?
Pillboxes is a form of PILLBOX.
- noun
a small round woman's hat
- noun
a small case for holding pills
- noun
a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + B (3) + O (1) + X (8) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 PILLBOXES
PILLBOXES 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 PILLBOXES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pillbox18
- bollixes17
- bollix15
- oxlips15
- pixels15
- pollex15
- boxes14
- expos14
- oxlip14
- pixel14
- pixes14
- poxes14
- expo13
- ibex13
- plex13
- lexis12
- loxes12
- silex12
- box12
- pix12
- pox12
- ilex11
- oxes11
- lex10
- lox10
- sex10
- six10
- sox10
- xis10
- blips9
- plebs9
- ex9
- ox9
- xi9
- libels8
- pilose8
- poleis8
- polies8
- blip8
- bops8
- pleb8
- bells7
- biles7
- bills7
- boils7
- boles7
- bolls7
- libel7
- lipos7
- lobes7
- lopes7
- obeli7
- piles7
- pills7
- plies7
- poise7
- poles7
- polis7
- polls7
- slipe7
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