KOBOLD is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. KOBOLD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KOBOLD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KOBOLD is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KOBOLD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
koboldsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KOBOLD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KOBOLD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,330 thousand.
What does KOBOLD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mischievous spirit from German folklore that lives in a house or underground, especially in mines.
The kobold belongs to the folklore of German-speaking lands, where it was blamed for small household mishaps and for rockfalls and strange noises in mines. Some stories paint a kobold as a helpful servant that turns spiteful when neglected. The word is also the source of the name of the metal cobalt, which miners once thought the spirit had spoiled.
How KOBOLD is used
Used mostly in discussions of folklore, fantasy fiction and role-playing games.
- The miners left a bowl of milk out for the kobold.
- In the old tale, a kobold hid the farmer's boots every night.
- Every kobold in the story has a grudge against careless people.
- She drew a grinning kobold with a lantern for the game manual.
- Was it a kobold or only the wind that rattled the pipes?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KOBOLD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KOBOLD
1 longer words begin with KOBOLD.
Shorter words from the letters in KOBOLD
Common questions about KOBOLD
- Is KOBOLD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KOBOLD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KOBOLD worth?
- KOBOLD is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KOBOLD mean?
- A mischievous spirit from German folklore that lives in a house or underground, especially in mines.
- What letters can be added to KOBOLD?
- KOBOLD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KOBOLD:
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