GOBI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. GOBI 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GOBI?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOBI is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOBI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gobisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOBI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GOBI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does GOBI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A dish made primarily from cauliflower, common in South Asian cooking.
Gobi refers to cauliflower prepared in various spiced styles, such as fried or simmered in a curry. The word appears frequently on restaurant menus, often paired with other terms describing the cooking method.
How GOBI is used
Commonly seen in dish names such as a spiced fried preparation.
- The menu listed a spicy gobi as a starter.
- She ordered gobi with rice for dinner.
- The restaurant fried the gobi until crisp and golden.
- He added gobi to the curry along with peas.
- Their family recipe for gobi uses cumin and turmeric.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOBI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOBI
The 4 tiles of GOBI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GOBI
6 longer words begin with GOBI.
Shorter words from the letters in GOBI
Common questions about GOBI
- Is GOBI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GOBI is not in it.
- How many points is GOBI worth?
- GOBI is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOBI mean?
- A dish made primarily from cauliflower, common in South Asian cooking.
- What letters can be added to GOBI?
- GOBI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GOBI:
Open GOBI in the Word Finder