JOBBING is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. JOBBING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOBBING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOBBING is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOBBING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jobbingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOBBING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JOBBING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,352 thousand.
What does JOBBING mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
Doing odd or casual pieces of work for different customers rather than holding a regular post.
Jobbing describes tradespeople who take on whatever small tasks come along, such as a jobbing builder or gardener. It suggests independence and variety instead of steady employment with one firm.
How JOBBING is used
Jobbing is mainly British and goes before a trade word like builder, printer or actor.
- A jobbing carpenter fixed the gate for us in an afternoon.
- He worked as a jobbing actor, taking whatever parts were offered.
- The village still has a jobbing printer who makes posters and tickets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOBBING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOBBING
1 longer words begin with JOBBING.
Shorter words from the letters in JOBBING
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Common questions about JOBBING
- Is JOBBING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOBBING, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOBBING worth?
- JOBBING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOBBING mean?
- Doing odd or casual pieces of work for different customers rather than holding a regular post.
- What letters can be added to JOBBING?
- JOBBING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JOBBING:
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