DEMOB is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEMOB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEMOB?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEMOB is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMOB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
demobsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEMOB scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEMOB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does DEMOB mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalBritish
To release a member of the armed forces from active military service, especially at the end of a war.
Demob is a shortened form of demobilize, coined in Britain when millions of soldiers needed to be processed and sent home after the two World Wars. Someone due to demob might receive a demob suit, a set of civilian clothes issued on discharge, along with back pay and travel papers.
How DEMOB is used
Mainly British and informal, most familiar from accounts of the years following the two World Wars.
- He was due to demob in the spring of 1946.
- The army began to demob thousands of soldiers within weeks of the ceasefire.
- Her father kept his demob suit folded in the attic for decades.
- Many men struggled to find work right after they demobbed.
- The demob process took several months to complete for most units.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEMOB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEMOB
17 longer words begin with DEMOB.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMOB
Common questions about DEMOB
- Is DEMOB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMOB, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMOB worth?
- DEMOB is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEMOB mean?
- To release a member of the armed forces from active military service, especially at the end of a war.
- What letters can be added to DEMOB?
- DEMOB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DEMOB:
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