DOBBER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DOBBER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOBBER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOBBER is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOBBER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dobbersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOBBER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOBBER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does DOBBER mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianslang
A person who informs on others, or a float on a fishing line.
In Australian slang a dobber is someone who reports another person's wrongdoing to those in charge, and the word is rarely friendly. It grows out of the verb to dob, meaning to inform. Among anglers a dobber is something quite different, a small float that holds the bait at the right depth and bobs when a fish bites.
How DOBBER is used
Informal Australian speech for the informer; the fishing float sense is a plain technical term.
- Nobody wanted to be called the class dobber.
- The dobber told the teacher who had broken the window.
- He tied a bright dobber to his line.
- When the dobber dipped under the water, she pulled in a perch.
- Everyone knew the new boy was a dobber, so they kept quiet around him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOBBER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOBBER
The 6 tiles of DOBBER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DOBBER
1 longer words begin with DOBBER.
Shorter words from the letters in DOBBER
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Common questions about DOBBER
- Is DOBBER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOBBER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOBBER worth?
- DOBBER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOBBER mean?
- A person who informs on others, or a float on a fishing line.
- What letters can be added to DOBBER?
- DOBBER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOBBER:
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