GOOBER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GOOBER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOOBER?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOOBER is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOOBER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
goobersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOOBER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GOOBER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,549.
What does GOOBER mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americaninformal
A peanut, a word used mainly in the southern United States.
Goober comes from an African word, nguba, brought to America with enslaved people, and it is related to the name goober pea. It remains common in Southern speech and in names such as goober pie. In some places the word is also a teasing term for a silly person, but the peanut is the older meaning.
How GOOBER is used
Regional and informal; strongest in the American South.
- He bought a bag of boiled goober at the roadside stand.
- The farmer planted a field of goober in spring.
- Grandmother fried goober in a heavy skillet.
- They sat on the porch shelling goober.
- A goober grows underground, not on the plant above.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOOBER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOOBER
The 6 tiles of GOOBER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GOOBER
1 longer words begin with GOOBER.
Shorter words from the letters in GOOBER
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Common questions about GOOBER
- Is GOOBER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOOBER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOOBER worth?
- GOOBER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOOBER mean?
- A peanut, a word used mainly in the southern United States.
- What letters can be added to GOOBER?
- GOOBER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GOOBER:
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