DOBSON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOBSON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOBSON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOBSON is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOBSON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dobsonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOBSON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOBSON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 221,736.
What does DOBSON mean in Scrabble?
noun
The large aquatic larva of the dobsonfly, often used by anglers as fish bait.
This brown, many-legged creature lives under stones in fast, clean streams and can grow to several inches in length. Fishermen call it a hellgrammite and prize it for bass and trout. The adult insect is the winged dobsonfly, whose male has remarkably long jaws, while the larva stage is the part known by this name.
How DOBSON is used
Mostly met in angling and freshwater biology.
- He turned over a rock and found a dobson clinging to it.
- A live dobson on the hook is hard for a bass to ignore.
- The dobson spends years in the stream before it becomes a flying adult.
- We bought a dozen dobson from the bait shop.
- A healthy count of dobson in the creek suggests clean water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOBSON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOBSON
3 longer words begin with DOBSON.
Shorter words from the letters in DOBSON
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Common questions about DOBSON
- Is DOBSON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOBSON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOBSON worth?
- DOBSON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOBSON mean?
- The large aquatic larva of the dobsonfly, often used by anglers as fish bait.
- What letters can be added to DOBSON?
- DOBSON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOBSON:
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