JOBING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. JOBING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JOBING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOBING is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOBING
No single letter turns JOBING into another word.
How JOBING scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JOBING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does JOBING mean in Scrabble?
JOBING is the -ing form (present participle) of JOBE.
Shorter words from the letters in JOBING
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Common questions about JOBING
- Is JOBING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JOBING is not in it.
- How many points is JOBING worth?
- JOBING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JOBING?
- No single letter can be added to JOBING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JOBING:
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