BLOB is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BLOB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLOB?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLOB is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLOB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blobsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLOB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BLOB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does BLOB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A drop or small shapeless lump.
Blob shares its formation with bleb, and English keeps both because the vowels suggest different sizes. Cricket uses the word for a score of nothing, from the shape of the figure.
How BLOB is used
Countable: a blob, two blobs.
- A blob of paint on the floor and nobody admitting to it.
- The word blob is formed like bleb with a different vowel.
- Two blobs of glue held it well enough.
- Cricket calls a score of nothing a blob.
- The vowel in blob suggests something larger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLOB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLOB
6 longer words begin with BLOB.
Shorter words from the letters in BLOB
Common questions about BLOB
- Is BLOB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLOB, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLOB worth?
- BLOB is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLOB mean?
- A drop or small shapeless lump.
- What letters can be added to BLOB?
- BLOB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BLOB:
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