DOBLON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOBLON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOBLON?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOBLON is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOBLON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
doblonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOBLON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOBLON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 221,736.
What does DOBLON mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, a spelling variant linked to the doubloon.
The coin was worth two escudos and was a staple of Spanish colonial treasure and trade. Writers in English more often use the spelling doubloon, but doblon turns up in word lists and in texts that stay close to the Spanish form. It belongs to the vocabulary of old sea stories, shipwrecks and treasure hunting.
How DOBLON is used
Historical; rare outside word games and old accounts of Spanish gold.
- The chest held a single gold doblon and a rusted key.
- He paid the innkeeper with a doblon.
- A doblon was worth far more than a common silver coin.
- The diver found a doblon in the wreck.
- She polished the old doblon until it shone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOBLON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOBLON
2 longer words begin with DOBLON.
Shorter words from the letters in DOBLON
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Common questions about DOBLON
- Is DOBLON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOBLON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOBLON worth?
- DOBLON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOBLON mean?
- A former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, a spelling variant linked to the doubloon.
- What letters can be added to DOBLON?
- DOBLON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOBLON:
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