FOB is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FOB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOB?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOB is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fobsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in FOB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What does FOB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small pocket for a watch, or an ornament hung from a chain.
The fob was the pocket first and the thing kept in it afterwards, which is how English arrived at a key fob — an object attached to something rather than a place to keep it. The unrelated verb in fob off is older and means to put somebody off with something inferior.
How FOB is used
Countable: a fob, two fobs. Also a verb in fob off.
- The key fob opens the door and the barrier.
- A watch fob hung across the waistcoat.
- They fobbed him off with a voucher.
- The fob was the pocket long before it was the ornament.
- Two fobs on one ring is one too many.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOB
3 longer words begin with FOB.
Words with FOB inside
2 words contain FOB in the middle. Words that start with FOB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FOB
Common questions about FOB
- Is FOB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOB, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOB worth?
- FOB is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOB mean?
- A small pocket for a watch, or an ornament hung from a chain.
- What letters can be added to FOB?
- FOB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of FOB:
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