Definitions For Tinderbox
noun
- A box for holding tinder
- A dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence
- A box that holds material that can be used to start a fire easily : a container for tinder
- A structure that would burn very quickly if it caught on fire
- A place or situation that could suddenly become very violent
Is Tinderbox a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
21
The word Tinderbox is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Tinderbox in a Sentence
- That old house is really a tinderbox.
- The city has been a tinderbox ever since racial profiling became an issue