LOBOTOMISE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LOBOTOMISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOBOTOMISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOBOTOMISE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOBOTOMISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOBOTOMISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LOBOTOMISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOBOTOMISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOBOTOMISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
Britishmedical
To perform a lobotomy on a person, or figuratively to make someone dull and unable to think.
Lobotomise is the British spelling of lobotomize. The literal meaning belongs to an old and discredited brain operation, while the figurative use criticises anything that seems to drain a person of thought or feeling.
How LOBOTOMISE is used
Lobotomise is used literally in medical history and figuratively for dulling the mind.
- Surgeons once chose to lobotomise patients with severe illness.
- The critic said the film would lobotomise its audience.
- Endless meetings can lobotomise even the sharpest staff.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOBOTOMISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOBOTOMISE
The 10 tiles of LOBOTOMISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LOBOTOMISE
2 longer words begin with LOBOTOMISE.
Shorter words from the letters in LOBOTOMISE
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Common questions about LOBOTOMISE
- Is LOBOTOMISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOBOTOMISE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOBOTOMISE worth?
- LOBOTOMISE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOBOTOMISE mean?
- To perform a lobotomy on a person, or figuratively to make someone dull and unable to think.
- What letters can be added to LOBOTOMISE?
- LOBOTOMISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LOBOTOMISE:
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