MOB is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MOB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOB?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOB is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in MOB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What does MOB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large disorderly crowd.
Mob is clipped from a Latin phrase meaning the fickle crowd, and it was new slang in the 1680s — one of the words people complained about at the time. It also names an organised criminal group, and in Australia any group of animals or people at all.
How MOB is used
Countable: a mob, two mobs. Also a verb.
- The mob outside had grown by the time the police arrived.
- A mob of kangaroos crossed the road at dusk.
- He was mobbed at the airport and enjoyed it.
- The word mob was fashionable slang in the 1680s.
- Two mobs in the same square is how a riot starts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOB
Showing 24 of 75 words that begin with MOB.
Words ending in MOB
1 words end in MOB. Useful as a back hook: play MOB onto a word already on the board.
Words with MOB inside
Showing 24 of 117 words that contain MOB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MOB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOB
Common questions about MOB
- Is MOB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOB, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOB worth?
- MOB is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOB mean?
- A large disorderly crowd.
- What letters can be added to MOB?
- MOB takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of MOB:
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