BOBOLINK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BOBOLINK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOBOLINK?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOBOLINK is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOBOLINK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bobolinksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOBOLINK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOBOLINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOBOLINK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOBOLINK mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A migratory American songbird of the blackbird family, the male being black, buff and white.
The bobolink breeds in northern meadows and travels thousands of miles south each autumn. Its tumbling, bubbling song is the feature that people remember about it.
How BOBOLINK is used
Bobolink appears mainly in birdwatching and nature writing about North America.
- A bobolink sang from the top of a fence post in the hayfield.
- The male bobolink looks as if he is wearing his jacket back to front.
- Mowing too early can destroy a bobolink nest hidden in the grass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOBOLINK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOBOLINK
1 longer words begin with BOBOLINK.
Shorter words from the letters in BOBOLINK
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Common questions about BOBOLINK
- Is BOBOLINK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOBOLINK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOBOLINK worth?
- BOBOLINK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOBOLINK mean?
- A migratory American songbird of the blackbird family, the male being black, buff and white.
- What letters can be added to BOBOLINK?
- BOBOLINK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOBOLINK:
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