Tinderboxes
noun
- A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire.
""Just bring me the old tinderbox that my grandmother forgot the last time she went down there.""
- (by extension) a place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire.
""Think of your blank journal as a tinderbox, a box for holding combustible materials, ready to catch fire when you sit down to work.""
- (by extension) a potentially dangerous situation.
""This act was the "match that ignited the great tinderbox of fuel" that had been building for years between many of the countries in Europe.""
No exact anagrams found for "tinderboxes". This word has a unique letter combination.
Total: 21 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Tinderboxes"
Tinderboxes is a 11-letter word that scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Tinderboxes" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tinderboxes" is a high-scoring word. It contains the letter X, which is worth 8 points.