HOBO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HOBO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOBO?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOBO is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOBO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hobosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOBO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HOBO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 35,011.
What stands out about HOBO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOBO mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A migrant worker who travels to find work.
Hobo is American and from the 1880s, and the people it named drew a firm line between themselves and tramps: one travelled to work and the other did not. The origin of the word is unknown.
How HOBO is used
Countable; plural hobos or hoboes.
- A hobo followed the harvest and moved on.
- The word hobo dates from the 1880s.
- Two hobos sharing a fire outside the yard.
- A hobo worked and a tramp did not, by their own reckoning.
- Nobody has traced where hobo came from.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOBO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOBO
The 4 tiles of HOBO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HOBO
8 longer words begin with HOBO.
Words ending in HOBO
1 words end in HOBO. Useful as a back hook: play HOBO onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOBO inside
10 words contain HOBO in the middle. Words that start with HOBO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOBO
Common questions about HOBO
- Is HOBO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOBO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOBO worth?
- HOBO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOBO mean?
- A migrant worker who travels to find work.
- What letters can be added to HOBO?
- HOBO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HOBO:
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