ROBBER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ROBBER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROBBER?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROBBER is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROBBER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROBBER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ROBBER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 827,814.
What stands out about ROBBER
- ROBBER begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ROBBER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who takes money or goods from someone by force or by the threat of violence.
A robber differs from a burglar or a thief in that the victim is usually present and is threatened or attacked. The word is old and common, and it appears in folk tales about highwaymen and bandits as well as in modern news reports about bank holdups. It comes from the verb rob, which traces back through French to a Germanic root meaning to plunder.
How ROBBER is used
Everyday word; in law the term robbery implies force against a person.
- The robber waved a gun and demanded the cash.
- In the story a robber hides in the forest near the road.
- Police are looking for a masked robber who fled on foot.
- The shopkeeper described the robber to the officers.
- A robber baron was said to charge a toll on every cart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROBBER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROBBER
3 longer words begin with ROBBER.
Shorter words from the letters in ROBBER
Common questions about ROBBER
- Is ROBBER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROBBER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROBBER worth?
- ROBBER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROBBER mean?
- A person who takes money or goods from someone by force or by the threat of violence.
- What letters can be added to ROBBER?
- ROBBER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ROBBER:
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