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Definition of tinderbox

"tinderbox" in the noun sense

1. tinderbox

a dangerous state of affairs a situation that is a potential source of violence

"the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"

2. tinderbox

a box for holding tinder

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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tinderbox in Scrabble®

The word tinderbox is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters tinderbox:

TINDERBOX
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

deorbit, dextrin, orbited, oxbiter

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word tinderbox

TINDERBOX
(189)
TINDERBOX
(180)
TINDERBOX
(126)
TINDERBOX
(120)
TINDERBOX
(84)
TINDERBOX
(80)
TINDERBOX
(76)
TINDERBOX
(76)
TINDERBOX
(76)
TINDERBOX
(74)
TINDERBOX
(66)
TINDERBOX
(60)
TINDERBOX
(60)
TINDERBOX
(60)
TINDERBOX
(60)
TINDERBOX
(56)
TINDERBOX
(56)
TINDERBOX
(46)
TINDERBOX
(46)
TINDERBOX
(46)
TINDERBOX
(44)
TINDERBOX
(44)
TINDERBOX
(42)
TINDERBOX
(42)
TINDERBOX
(42)
TINDERBOX
(42)
TINDERBOX
(42)
TINDERBOX
(42)
TINDERBOX
(40)
TINDERBOX
(40)
TINDERBOX
(40)
TINDERBOX
(40)
TINDERBOX
(39)
TINDERBOX
(38)
TINDERBOX
(38)
TINDERBOX
(38)
TINDERBOX
(31)
TINDERBOX
(29)
TINDERBOX
(27)
TINDERBOX
(25)
TINDERBOX
(24)
TINDERBOX
(24)
TINDERBOX
(23)
TINDERBOX
(23)
TINDERBOX
(22)
TINDERBOX
(22)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In tinderbox

TINDERBOX
(189)
TINDERBOX
(180)
TINDERBOX
(126)
OXBITER
(122 = 72 + 50)
TINDERBOX
(120)
DEXTRIN
(119 = 69 + 50)
OXBITER
(114 = 64 + 50)
OXBITER
(114 = 64 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(112 = 62 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(110 = 60 + 50)
OXBITER
(107 = 57 + 50)
OXBITER
(101 = 51 + 50)
OXBITER
(101 = 51 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(101 = 51 + 50)
OXBITER
(101 = 51 + 50)
OXBITER
(101 = 51 + 50)
OXBITER
(101 = 51 + 50)
OXBITER
(101 = 51 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(100 = 50 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(98 = 48 + 50)
OXBITER
(98 = 48 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(98 = 48 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(98 = 48 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(98 = 48 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(98 = 48 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(98 = 48 + 50)
OXBITER
(98 = 48 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(96 = 46 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(95 = 45 + 50)
OXBITER
(94 = 44 + 50)
OXBITER
(90 = 40 + 50)
ORBITED
(90 = 40 + 50)
DEORBIT
(90 = 40 + 50)
DEORBIT
(89 = 39 + 50)
ORBITED
(89 = 39 + 50)
OXBITER
(88 = 38 + 50)
OXBITER
(86 = 36 + 50)
OXBITER
(86 = 36 + 50)
ORBITED
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEORBIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
OXBITER
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
OXBITER
(84 = 34 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
OXBITER
(84 = 34 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
OXBITER
(84 = 34 + 50)
OXBITER
(84 = 34 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
OXBITER
(84 = 34 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
TINDERBOX
(84)
OXBITER
(84 = 34 + 50)
OXBITER
(84 = 34 + 50)
DEORBIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
ORBITED
(83 = 33 + 50)
ORBITED
(83 = 33 + 50)
ORBITED
(83 = 33 + 50)
DEORBIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
ORBITED
(83 = 33 + 50)
ORBITED
(83 = 33 + 50)
DEORBIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
DEORBIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
DEORBIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
DEORBIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(83 = 33 + 50)
ORBITED
(83 = 33 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
ORBITED
(82 = 32 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
DEORBIT
(82 = 32 + 50)
OXBITER
(82 = 32 + 50)
OXBITER
(82 = 32 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
OXBITER
(82 = 32 + 50)
OXBITER
(82 = 32 + 50)
OXBITER
(82 = 32 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
DEORBIT
(80 = 30 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
ORBITED
(80 = 30 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
TINDERBOX
(80)
ORBITED
(78 = 28 + 50)
DEORBIT
(78 = 28 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(76 = 26 + 50)
TINDERBOX
(76)
ORBITED
(76 = 26 + 50)
ORBITED
(76 = 26 + 50)
TINDERBOX
(76)
DEORBIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEORBIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
TINDERBOX
(76)
OXBITER
(75 = 25 + 50)
OXBITER
(75 = 25 + 50)
DEORBIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEORBIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
ORBITED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEORBIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEORBIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
ORBITED
(74 = 24 + 50)
ORBITED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEORBIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OXBITER
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
ORBITED
(74 = 24 + 50)
ORBITED
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINDERBOX
(74)
DEXTRIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEORBIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
ORBITED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEORBIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OXBIRD
(72)
DEORBIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
ORBITED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEORBIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEORBIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
ORBITED
(72 = 22 + 50)
ORBITED
(72 = 22 + 50)
ORBITED
(72 = 22 + 50)
OXBITER
(71 = 21 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(71 = 21 + 50)
ORBITED
(70 = 20 + 50)
ORBITED
(70 = 20 + 50)
ORBITED
(70 = 20 + 50)
ORBITED
(70 = 20 + 50)
DEORBIT
(70 = 20 + 50)
DEORBIT
(70 = 20 + 50)
OXBITER
(70 = 20 + 50)
OXBITER
(70 = 20 + 50)
DEORBIT
(70 = 20 + 50)
DEORBIT
(70 = 20 + 50)
OXBITER
(70 = 20 + 50)
DEORBIT
(70 = 20 + 50)
DEORBIT
(70 = 20 + 50)
ORBITED
(70 = 20 + 50)
ORBITED
(70 = 20 + 50)
OXBITER
(69 = 19 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(69 = 19 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(69 = 19 + 50)
BOXIER
(69)
OXBITER
(68 = 18 + 50)
OXBITER
(68 = 18 + 50)
OXBITER
(68 = 18 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(68 = 18 + 50)
OXBITER
(67 = 17 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(67 = 17 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(67 = 17 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(67 = 17 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(67 = 17 + 50)
ORBITED
(66 = 16 + 50)
DEXTRIN
(66 = 16 + 50)
DEORBIT
(66 = 16 + 50)
INBOX
(66)
DEXTRO
(66)
REBOX
(66)
TINDERBOX
(66)
BRONX
(66)
ORBITED
(65 = 15 + 50)
DEORBIT
(65 = 15 + 50)
ORBITED
(64 = 14 + 50)
DEORBIT
(64 = 14 + 50)
ORBITED
(64 = 14 + 50)
DEORBIT
(64 = 14 + 50)
DEORBIT
(64 = 14 + 50)
DEORBIT
(64 = 14 + 50)
ORBITED
(64 = 14 + 50)
OXBIRD
(64)
ORBITED
(64 = 14 + 50)
REDOX
(63)
DETOX
(63)
INDEX
(63)
IBEX
(63)
OXIDE
(63)
ORBITED
(62 = 12 + 50)
DEORBIT
(62 = 12 + 50)
DEORBIT
(62 = 12 + 50)
DEORBIT
(62 = 12 + 50)
ORBITED
(62 = 12 + 50)
DEORBIT
(62 = 12 + 50)
DEORBIT
(62 = 12 + 50)
ORBITED
(62 = 12 + 50)
ORBITED
(62 = 12 + 50)
ORBITED
(62 = 12 + 50)
DEORBIT
(61 = 11 + 50)
ORBITED
(61 = 11 + 50)
TINDERBOX
(60)
INBOX
(60)
TINDERBOX
(60)
TINDERBOX
(60)
BRONX
(60)
REBOX
(60)
TINDERBOX
(60)
OXTER
(60)
REDOX
(58)
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tinderbox in Words With Friends™

The word tinderbox is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters tinderbox:

TINDERBOX
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

deorbit, dextrin, orbited, oxbiter

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word tinderbox

TINDERBOX
(243)
TINDERBOX
(150)
TINDERBOX
(138)
TINDERBOX
(135)
TINDERBOX
(116)
TINDERBOX
(93)
TINDERBOX
(88)
TINDERBOX
(88)
TINDERBOX
(88)
TINDERBOX
(84)
TINDERBOX
(84)
TINDERBOX
(81)
TINDERBOX
(81)
TINDERBOX
(81)
TINDERBOX
(78)
TINDERBOX
(78)
TINDERBOX
(75)
TINDERBOX
(58)
TINDERBOX
(50)
TINDERBOX
(50)
TINDERBOX
(50)
TINDERBOX
(50)
TINDERBOX
(46)
TINDERBOX
(46)
TINDERBOX
(46)
TINDERBOX
(46)
TINDERBOX
(42)
TINDERBOX
(42)
TINDERBOX
(42)
TINDERBOX
(42)
TINDERBOX
(42)
TINDERBOX
(42)
TINDERBOX
(38)
TINDERBOX
(35)
TINDERBOX
(33)
TINDERBOX
(32)
TINDERBOX
(31)
TINDERBOX
(30)
TINDERBOX
(28)
TINDERBOX
(27)
TINDERBOX
(27)
TINDERBOX
(26)
TINDERBOX
(25)
TINDERBOX
(25)
TINDERBOX
(24)
TINDERBOX
(24)
TINDERBOX
(24)
TINDERBOX
(24)
TINDERBOX
(23)
TINDERBOX
(23)
TINDERBOX
(23)
TINDERBOX
(23)
TINDERBOX
(22)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In tinderbox

TINDERBOX
(243)
TINDERBOX
(150)
DEXTRIN
(143 = 108 + 35)
OXBITER
(140 = 105 + 35)
TINDERBOX
(138)
TINDERBOX
(135)
OXBITER
(134 = 99 + 35)
BOXIER
(120)
OXBITER
(116 = 81 + 35)
TINDERBOX
(116)
OXBITER
(103 = 68 + 35)
OXBITER
(103 = 68 + 35)
OXBITER
(103 = 68 + 35)
DEXTRO
(102)
OXBITER
(101 = 66 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(101 = 66 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(99 = 64 + 35)
OXBIRD
(99)
DEXTRIN
(99 = 64 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(99 = 64 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(99 = 64 + 35)
OXBITER
(98 = 63 + 35)
DEORBIT
(98 = 63 + 35)
OXBITER
(98 = 63 + 35)
ORBITED
(98 = 63 + 35)
INBOX
(96)
BOXIER
(96)
BRONX
(96)
DEXTRIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
REBOX
(93)
TINDERBOX
(93)
OXBITER
(92 = 57 + 35)
OXBITER
(92 = 57 + 35)
OXBITER
(92 = 57 + 35)
OXBITER
(92 = 57 + 35)
OXBITER
(92 = 57 + 35)
DEXTRO
(90)
INDEX
(90)
IBEX
(90)
DEXTRIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
TINDERBOX
(88)
TINDERBOX
(88)
TINDERBOX
(88)
OXIDE
(87)
REDOX
(87)
DETOX
(87)
ORBITED
(86 = 51 + 35)
DEORBIT
(86 = 51 + 35)
OXBITER
(85 = 50 + 35)
OXBITER
(85 = 50 + 35)
TINDERBOX
(84)
OXTER
(84)
TINDERBOX
(84)
DEXTRIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
TINDERBOX
(81)
OXBIRD
(81)
TINDERBOX
(81)
TINDERBOX
(81)
DEORBIT
(80 = 45 + 35)
ORBITED
(80 = 45 + 35)
DEORBIT
(80 = 45 + 35)
ORBITED
(80 = 45 + 35)
ORBITED
(80 = 45 + 35)
DEORBIT
(80 = 45 + 35)
ORBITED
(79 = 44 + 35)
DEORBIT
(79 = 44 + 35)
ORBITED
(79 = 44 + 35)
DEORBIT
(79 = 44 + 35)
DEORBIT
(79 = 44 + 35)
ORBITED
(79 = 44 + 35)
TINDERBOX
(78)
TINDERBOX
(78)
OXBITER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TINDERBOX
(75)
DEXTRIN
(75 = 40 + 35)
OXBIRD
(75)
DEXTRIN
(75 = 40 + 35)
ORBITED
(74 = 39 + 35)
ORBITED
(74 = 39 + 35)
ORBITED
(74 = 39 + 35)
ORBITED
(74 = 39 + 35)
ORBITED
(74 = 39 + 35)
DEORBIT
(74 = 39 + 35)
DEORBIT
(74 = 39 + 35)
DEORBIT
(74 = 39 + 35)
DEORBIT
(74 = 39 + 35)
DEORBIT
(74 = 39 + 35)
ORBITED
(73 = 38 + 35)
OXBITER
(73 = 38 + 35)
OXBITER
(73 = 38 + 35)
OXBITER
(73 = 38 + 35)
DEORBIT
(73 = 38 + 35)
OXBITER
(73 = 38 + 35)
BOXED
(72)
BOXEN
(72)
BOXIER
(72)
BRONX
(72)
OXBITER
(71 = 36 + 35)
OXBITER
(71 = 36 + 35)
OXBITER
(71 = 36 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
OXBITER
(71 = 36 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
OXBITER
(70 = 35 + 35)
BOXER
(69)
DEXTRIN
(69 = 34 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(69 = 34 + 35)
BINODE
(69)
OXBITER
(69 = 34 + 35)
OXBITER
(69 = 34 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(69 = 34 + 35)
BINDER
(69)
OXBITER
(69 = 34 + 35)
OXBIRD
(69)
OXBITER
(69 = 34 + 35)
OXBITER
(69 = 34 + 35)
OXBITER
(69 = 34 + 35)
OXBITER
(69 = 34 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(69 = 34 + 35)
OXBIRD
(68)
OXBIRD
(68)
DEXTRIN
(67 = 32 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(67 = 32 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(67 = 32 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(67 = 32 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(67 = 32 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(67 = 32 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(67 = 32 + 35)
BEDIRT
(66)
DEBTOR
(66)
OXBIRD
(66)
BONIER
(66)
DEORBIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
ORBITED
(65 = 30 + 35)
ORBITED
(65 = 30 + 35)
DEORBIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
BOXED
(64)
BRONX
(64)
BOXIER
(64)
INBOX
(64)
BOXEN
(64)
BOXIER
(64)
BRONX
(64)
INBOX
(64)
DEXTRIN
(63 = 28 + 35)
INBRED
(63)
DEXTRIN
(63 = 28 + 35)
REBOND
(63)
REBIND
(63)
OXBIRD
(63)
REBOX
(62)
OXBITER
(62 = 27 + 35)
OXBITER
(62 = 27 + 35)
ORBITED
(61 = 26 + 35)
ORBITED
(61 = 26 + 35)
ORBITED
(61 = 26 + 35)
DEORBIT
(61 = 26 + 35)
ORBITED
(61 = 26 + 35)
DEORBIT
(61 = 26 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(61 = 26 + 35)
OXBITER
(61 = 26 + 35)
DEORBIT
(61 = 26 + 35)
ORBITED
(61 = 26 + 35)
DEORBIT
(61 = 26 + 35)
OXBITER
(61 = 26 + 35)
DEORBIT
(61 = 26 + 35)
OXBITER
(61 = 26 + 35)
BOXER
(60)
BOXED
(60)
BOXEN
(60)
BOXIER
(60)
DEXTRIN
(60 = 25 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(60 = 25 + 35)
REBOX
(60)
OXBITER
(60 = 25 + 35)
INBOX
(60)
BRONX
(60)
INDEX
(60)
DEORBIT
(59 = 24 + 35)
DEORBIT
(59 = 24 + 35)
ORBITED
(59 = 24 + 35)
DEXTRIN
(59 = 24 + 35)
DEORBIT
(59 = 24 + 35)
ORBITED
(59 = 24 + 35)
DEORBIT
(59 = 24 + 35)
ORBITED
(59 = 24 + 35)
ORBITED
(59 = 24 + 35)
OXBITER
(58 = 23 + 35)
REDOX
(58)
DEORBIT
(58 = 23 + 35)
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Words containing the sequence tinderbox

Words that start with tinderbox (2 words)

tinderboxtinderboxes

Words with tinderbox in them (1 word)

tinderbox

Words that end with tinderbox (1 word)

tinderbox
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Word Growth involving tinderbox

Shorter words in tinderbox

ox box

in tin tinder

Longer words containing tinderbox

tinderboxes