Is BOBOL valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOBOL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BOBOL worth?

BOBOL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BOBOL?

BOBOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

BOBOL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points

It depends on the list you play by. BOBOL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

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Depends on the listBOBOL · 5 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

9points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 672,210odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept BOBOL?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.8

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.8%

Our own measure of how useful BOBOL is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BOBOL

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BOBOL scores

Scrabble b3o1b3o1l1 9

Words with Friends b4o1b4o1l2 12

Face value of the 5 tiles in BOBOL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
b	2	2
o	2	8
l	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 672,210.

Words starting with BOBOL

bobols10 bobolink16 bobolled13 bobolinks17 bobolling14

5 longer words begin with BOBOL.

Shorter words from the letters in BOBOL

blob8 bobo8 boob8 bolo6 bool6 lobo6 obol6 bob7 boo5 lob5 obo5 loo3 bo4 ob4 lo2 oo2

Common questions about BOBOL

Is BOBOL valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOBOL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BOBOL worth?: BOBOL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BOBOL?: BOBOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOBOL:

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