GOBAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GOBAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOBAN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOBAN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOBAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOBAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GOBAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about GOBAN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GOBAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The board used for playing the game of Go, traditionally marked with a grid of nineteen by nineteen lines.
A goban is usually a thick wooden board, sometimes standing on short legs, on which players place black and white stones at the intersections of the grid to play Go. Smaller grids of thirteen or nine lines are also used on a goban made for beginners or for faster games.
How GOBAN is used
Specialist term used mainly among players of Go rather than in everyday speech.
- He set the stones down carefully on the goban.
- The goban had been carved from a single block of wood.
- Players studied the position on the goban in silence.
- A folding goban made the game easy to carry to tournaments.
- Dust had settled on the old goban stored in the attic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOBAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOBAN
The 5 tiles of GOBAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GOBAN
3 longer words begin with GOBAN.
Shorter words from the letters in GOBAN
Common questions about GOBAN
- Is GOBAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOBAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOBAN worth?
- GOBAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOBAN mean?
- The board used for playing the game of Go, traditionally marked with a grid of nineteen by nineteen lines.
- What letters can be added to GOBAN?
- GOBAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GOBAN:
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