KOB is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. KOB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KOB?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KOB is to know. It scores 9 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KOB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KOB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in KOB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,106.
What does KOB mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An African antelope of wet grassland.
The kob gathers in large numbers on flood plains, and the males hold tiny patches of ground — a few metres across — which they defend against each other all season. That arrangement is rare among antelope and is why the animal appears in textbooks far more than in the field.
How KOB is used
Countable: a kob, two kobs. Chiefly in zoology.
- The kob keeps to ground that floods every year.
- A male kob holds a patch smaller than a room.
- Herds of kob move with the water and not with the season.
- The kob is studied more than it is seen.
- Two kobs will fight over ground neither of them eats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KOB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KOB
The 3 tiles of KOB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KOB
9 longer words begin with KOB.
Words with KOB inside
3 words contain KOB in the middle. Words that start with KOB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KOB
Common questions about KOB
- Is KOB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KOB, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KOB worth?
- KOB is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KOB mean?
- An African antelope of wet grassland.
- What letters can be added to KOB?
- KOB takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of KOB:
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