BOBBY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BOBBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOBBY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOBBY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOBBY
No single letter turns BOBBY into another word.
How BOBBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOBBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 3 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BOBBY needs 1 blank tile.
What does BOBBY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A British informal name for a police officer, especially one seen walking a regular neighborhood beat.
A bobby patrolled the streets of Britain long before patrol cars became common, and the nickname honors Sir Robert Peel, who founded the Metropolitan Police in London in 1829. The first name of Robert Peel, shortened to Bobby, was attached to the officers he organized, and the term stuck in everyday speech. The word remains a familiar, friendly way to refer to a uniformed police constable in Britain.
How BOBBY is used
Informal and mainly British, used affectionately rather than as an official title.
- A bobby stood on the corner directing traffic.
- The old photograph showed a bobby in a tall helmet.
- Tourists asked the bobby for directions.
- The bobby walked the same beat every morning.
- Children waved at the friendly neighborhood bobby.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOBBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOBBY
5 longer words begin with BOBBY.
Shorter words from the letters in BOBBY
Common questions about BOBBY
- Is BOBBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOBBY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOBBY worth?
- BOBBY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOBBY mean?
- A British informal name for a police officer, especially one seen walking a regular neighborhood beat.
- What letters can be added to BOBBY?
- No single letter can be added to BOBBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOBBY:
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