BOBBER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BOBBER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOBBER?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOBBER is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOBBER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOBBER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOBBER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 3 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BOBBER needs 1 blank tile.
What does BOBBER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small float attached to a fishing line that bobs on the water and shows when a fish bites.
Anglers watch the bobber for a sudden dip, because that is the signal that something has taken the bait. It is usually made of cork, foam or plastic and is often painted red and white to be easy to see. In American English the float is called a bobber, while British anglers more often say float. The word also names a person who rides a bobsleigh, and anything else that bobs.
How BOBBER is used
Mainly North American in the fishing sense; also a sports term.
- The bobber vanished beneath the surface and the line went tight.
- She clipped a red bobber to the line.
- A child will sit for an hour watching a bobber.
- Set the bobber higher if the fish are feeding near the top.
- Every bobber in the tackle box was chipped and faded.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOBBER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOBBER
3 longer words begin with BOBBER.
Shorter words from the letters in BOBBER
Common questions about BOBBER
- Is BOBBER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOBBER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOBBER worth?
- BOBBER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOBBER mean?
- A small float attached to a fishing line that bobs on the water and shows when a fish bites.
- What letters can be added to BOBBER?
- BOBBER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOBBER:
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