GOBANG is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GOBANG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOBANG?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOBANG is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOBANG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gobangsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOBANG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GOBANG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about GOBANG
- GOBANG begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GOBANG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A board game for two players in which each tries to be first to line up five counters in a row.
Gobang is played on the grid of a go board, with one player using black stones and the other white. Neither side captures anything; the whole contest is about building an unbroken line while blocking the opponent. It is of Japanese origin, and the same game goes under the name gomoku too.
How GOBANG is used
A game name; also seen written as go-bang.
- We played gobang on the old go board after dinner.
- A child can learn gobang in a few minutes, yet the best games are tense.
- He lost at gobang by leaving one end of his line open.
- The club runs a gobang evening every Friday.
- In gobang the first player has a real advantage, so rules sometimes limit it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOBANG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOBANG
The 6 tiles of GOBANG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GOBANG
1 longer words begin with GOBANG.
Shorter words from the letters in GOBANG
Common questions about GOBANG
- Is GOBANG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOBANG, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOBANG worth?
- GOBANG is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOBANG mean?
- A board game for two players in which each tries to be first to line up five counters in a row.
- What letters can be added to GOBANG?
- GOBANG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GOBANG:
Open GOBANG in the Word Finder