GOBONY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GOBONY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOBONY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOBONY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOBONY
No single letter turns GOBONY into another word.
How GOBONY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GOBONY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 591,296.
What does GOBONY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
heraldry
In heraldry, divided into a single row of squares in alternating colours.
A band, bend or border described as gobony carries one line of small squares that switch between two tinctures. The pattern looks like a strip cut from a chessboard. It is an old variant of the term compony, and the French-derived spelling gobonee is a further form of the same idea.
How GOBONY is used
Heraldic term; seen in descriptions of coats of arms.
- The shield shows a bend gobony of silver and blue.
- A border gobony runs around the edge of the arms.
- The herald described the stripe as gobony in two colours.
- Few banners use a gobony pattern as bold as this one.
- The family arms include a gobony band across the centre.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOBONY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GOBONY
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Common questions about GOBONY
- Is GOBONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOBONY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOBONY worth?
- GOBONY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOBONY mean?
- In heraldry, divided into a single row of squares in alternating colours.
- What letters can be added to GOBONY?
- No single letter can be added to GOBONY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GOBONY:
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