LOBE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LOBE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOBE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOBE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOBE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOBE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LOBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What does LOBE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rounded, projecting part of an organ or structure, often one of several such parts separated by a groove or fissure.
A lobe can be a soft, hanging part like the fleshy lower part of the outer ear, a section of the brain or lungs marked off from the rest by a natural division, or a rounded segment of a leaf in botany. The shape rather than the material defines a lobe.
How LOBE is used
Used mainly in anatomy and botany; common in general speech for the ear lobe.
- The doctor gently pulled on his ear lobe before inserting the stethoscope.
- Each lobe of the brain controls a different set of functions.
- The oak leaf has five rounded lobes along its edge.
- A tumor was found in the upper lobe of her right lung.
- The earring dangled from a small hole in her ear lobe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOBE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOBE
The 4 tiles of LOBE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LOBE
14 longer words begin with LOBE.
Words ending in LOBE
9 words end in LOBE. Useful as a back hook: play LOBE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOBE inside
Showing 24 of 35 words that contain LOBE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LOBE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOBE
Common questions about LOBE
- Is LOBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOBE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOBE worth?
- LOBE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOBE mean?
- A rounded, projecting part of an organ or structure, often one of several such parts separated by a groove or fissure.
- What letters can be added to LOBE?
- LOBE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LOBE:
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