LOBO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LOBO 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 LOBO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOBO is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOBO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lobosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOBO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LOBO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,505.
What stands out about LOBO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LOBO mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A wolf, especially the large gray timber wolf once common in the American Southwest and northern Mexico.
Lobo comes from the Spanish word for wolf. In North American English it is used mainly for the powerful gray wolves that once roamed the desert and mountain country of the Southwest, where ranchers both feared and hunted the lobo.
How LOBO is used
North American regional usage, especially in the Southwest; borrowed from Spanish.
- Old ranchers still tell stories about a legendary lobo that raided their herds.
- The lobo howled from a ridge above the canyon at dusk.
- Conservationists are trying to bring the Mexican lobo back to its old range.
- A lone lobo tracked the deer herd for miles across the desert.
- The museum display describes how settlers hunted the lobo nearly to extinction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOBO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOBO
The 4 tiles of LOBO in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LOBO
16 longer words begin with LOBO.
Words with LOBO inside
13 words contain LOBO in the middle. Words that start with LOBO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOBO
Common questions about LOBO
- Is LOBO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOBO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOBO worth?
- LOBO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOBO mean?
- A wolf, especially the large gray timber wolf once common in the American Southwest and northern Mexico.
- What letters can be added to LOBO?
- LOBO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LOBO:
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