box: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 12 letter points · starts with B · ends with X
Meaning of box
noun
Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
Example: a box of books
Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
Example: post box post office box
Listed forms: boxes, boxen.
Source: Wiktionary — box.
verb
- transitive
To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- transitive
Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- transitive
To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- transitive
To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
Listed forms: boxes, boxing, boxed.
Source: Wiktionary — box.
noun
Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
- slang
A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
- Australia
An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).
Listed forms: boxes.
Source: Wiktionary — box.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for box.
noun
private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
noun
the quantity contained in a box
noun
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
noun
evergreen shrubs or small trees
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is box in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of box
B(3) + O(1) + X(8) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of box
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from box
1 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in box. Showing up to 24, longest first.