DOBBIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DOBBIN 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 DOBBIN?
| 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 DOBBIN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOBBIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOBBIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOBBIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does DOBBIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A name for a quiet, plodding farm horse.
Dobbin began as a pet form of the name Robert and came to stand for the patient old horse that pulls a cart or plough. Children meet it in stories and nursery rhymes, and the word suggests a calm, gentle working animal rather than a racehorse.
How DOBBIN is used
Affectionate or old-fashioned; common in children's stories.
- Old dobbin pulled the milk cart down the lane.
- The farmer gave his dobbin an apple.
- Our dobbin stopped to eat grass at every gate.
- The children rode on the broad back of the dobbin.
- A tired dobbin stood patiently in the shafts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOBBIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOBBIN
2 longer words begin with DOBBIN.
Shorter words from the letters in DOBBIN
Common questions about DOBBIN
- Is DOBBIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOBBIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOBBIN worth?
- DOBBIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOBBIN mean?
- A name for a quiet, plodding farm horse.
- What letters can be added to DOBBIN?
- DOBBIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOBBIN:
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