Yes. BOX is a valid word.
BOX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
BOX is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About BOX
BOX is a container, and as a verb it means to fight with the fists or to pack into a box; its forms include BOXED, BOXES and BOXING, and BOXY is valid too. With the 3-point B and the 8-point X, BOX is worth 12 before bonuses, and everyone knows it.
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BOX scores 12 points
Before any bonus squares: B 3 + O 1 + X 8 = 12. On a double-word square that's 24, on a triple-word 36, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: BOX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and BOX is worth 28 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After BOX (1):
- BOXYresembling a box in rectangularity
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from BOX
Other forms of BOX (3):
Words that start with BOX:
- BOXERsomeone who fights with his fists for sport
- BOXLA
- BOXCARa freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides
- BOXERSform of BOXER: someone who fights with his fists for sport
- BOXFULthe quantity contained in a box
- BOXIERform of BOXY: resembling a box in rectangularity
- BOXILY
- BOXLAS
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Change one tile
Swap any one letter of BOX and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters B, O and X.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
BOX + Y
- BOXYresembling a box in rectangularity
Memory tip
BOX is a container, and also what boxers do. Add a Y for BOXY.
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.