GOBBY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. GOBBY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept GOBBY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOBBY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOBBY
No single letter turns GOBBY into another word.
How GOBBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GOBBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,568 thousand.
What does GOBBY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Britishinformal
Talking too much or too loudly, especially in a blunt, opinionated, or mouthy way.
Gobby describes someone who speaks up too readily and too bluntly, often interrupting or arguing past what the moment calls for. The word builds on gob, British slang for the mouth, so a gobby person is literally all mouth. It carries a mildly critical edge, aimed at loudness and cheek rather than at simple confidence or talkativeness. The word turns up often in British and Irish everyday speech, usually describing children, colleagues, or public figures seen as too outspoken for comfort.
How GOBBY is used
British and Irish informal, usually mildly critical of someone seen as too outspoken.
- The teacher told the gobby pupil to settle down.
- He has a gobby way of arguing with everyone in the room.
- Her gobby comments got her noticed on the show.
- Nobody likes a gobby customer shouting at the staff.
- The gobby kid always has the last word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOBBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GOBBY
Common questions about GOBBY
- Is GOBBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOBBY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOBBY worth?
- GOBBY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOBBY mean?
- Talking too much or too loudly, especially in a blunt, opinionated, or mouthy way.
- What letters can be added to GOBBY?
- No single letter can be added to GOBBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GOBBY:
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