LOB is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LOB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOB?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOB is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LOB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,527.
What does LOB mean in Scrabble?
verb
To throw or hit something in a high arc.
Lob in tennis names a shot played over an opponent who has come forward, and the word is far older than the game: it once meant to move heavily or to droop. The cricketing sense arrived somewhere in between the two.
How LOB is used
Verb and noun. Lobbed, lobbing.
- She lobbed it over his head and he never turned.
- A lob that lands on the line is unanswerable.
- They lob questions from the back and leave before the answer.
- The word lob once meant to droop.
- Lobbing a ball is easier than placing one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOB
Showing 24 of 95 words that begin with LOB.
Words ending in LOB
4 words end in LOB. Useful as a back hook: play LOB onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOB inside
Showing 24 of 282 words that contain LOB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LOB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOB
Common questions about LOB
- Is LOB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOB, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOB worth?
- LOB is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOB mean?
- To throw or hit something in a high arc.
- What letters can be added to LOB?
- LOB takes 8 hooks: 4 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LOB:
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