out-of-the-box thinking

NOUN
23 LETTERS · STARTS WITH O

out-of-the-box thinking is a valid 23-letter word worth 42 points in Scrabble and 45 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1U1T1-0O1F4-0T1H4E1-0B3O1X8T1H4I1N1K5I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 =42 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 84TRIPLE WORD → 126
MEANING

What does out-of-the-box thinking mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity.