GOBONEE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GOBONEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOBONEE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOBONEE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOBONEE
No single letter turns GOBONEE into another word.
How GOBONEE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GOBONEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 240,614.
What does GOBONEE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
heraldry
Divided into a row of small squares of alternating colours, as a band or border on a coat of arms.
Gobonee belongs to the vocabulary of heraldry, where every pattern on a shield has a fixed technical name. A gobonee border reads like a strip of tiny chequers, and the word almost never appears outside books about coats of arms.
How GOBONEE is used
The word gobonee is used only when blazoning, or describing, a heraldic design.
- The shield was edged with a gobonee border of silver and red.
- A herald noted the gobonee band running across the arms.
- Her book on heraldry explains why a gobonee pattern differs from a plain stripe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOBONEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GOBONEE
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Common questions about GOBONEE
- Is GOBONEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOBONEE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOBONEE worth?
- GOBONEE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOBONEE mean?
- Divided into a row of small squares of alternating colours, as a band or border on a coat of arms.
- What letters can be added to GOBONEE?
- No single letter can be added to GOBONEE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GOBONEE:
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