BOBTAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BOBTAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOBTAIL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOBTAIL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOBTAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bobtailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOBTAIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOBTAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does BOBTAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tail that is short or has been cut short, or an animal that has such a tail.
Old English sheepdogs and Japanese bobtail cats are born with a stub, whereas on horses and puppies it was traditionally the result of docking. As a verb, to bobtail means to dock an animal in that way.
How BOBTAIL is used
The word bobtail names a short tail or the animal carrying it, and it appears in some breed names.
- The cat had a bobtail instead of a long tail.
- The shaggy bobtail trotted beside the farmer.
- Breeders once chose to bobtail puppies soon after birth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOBTAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOBTAIL
3 longer words begin with BOBTAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in BOBTAIL
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Common questions about BOBTAIL
- Is BOBTAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOBTAIL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOBTAIL worth?
- BOBTAIL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOBTAIL mean?
- A tail that is short or has been cut short, or an animal that has such a tail.
- What letters can be added to BOBTAIL?
- BOBTAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOBTAIL:
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