HOB is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HOB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOB?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOB is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in HOB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What does HOB mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A flat surface with rings or plates for cooking on.
In Britain the hob is the top and the oven is below it, and the two are often bought separately, which surprises anybody used to calling the whole thing a stove. The older sense is a shelf at the side of a fireplace where a kettle could stand and stay warm.
How HOB is used
Countable: a hob, two hobs. Chiefly British.
- The hob has four rings and one of them works properly.
- They bought the hob and the oven from different shops.
- A kettle stood on the hob beside the fire all day.
- The hob is gas and the oven is electric.
- Wipe the hob before it cools or it never comes off.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOB
The 3 tiles of HOB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOB
Showing 24 of 79 words that begin with HOB.
Words ending in HOB
1 words end in HOB. Useful as a back hook: play HOB onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOB inside
Showing 24 of 363 words that contain HOB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HOB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOB
Common questions about HOB
- Is HOB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOB, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOB worth?
- HOB is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOB mean?
- A flat surface with rings or plates for cooking on.
- What letters can be added to HOB?
- HOB takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of HOB:
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