MOBBY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. MOBBY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MOBBY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOBBY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOBBY
No single letter turns MOBBY into another word.
How MOBBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MOBBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,353 thousand.
What does MOBBY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Caribbean
A frothy Caribbean drink traditionally fermented from sweet potatoes or other starchy roots.
Mobby is made by boiling and fermenting sweet potatoes or similar root vegetables until the liquid develops a light, frothy head, and it has long been drunk across parts of the West Indies. Recipes and strength vary from place to place, ranging from a mild refreshment to a drink with a noticeable kick. The word is also spelled mobbie or mauby in some regional traditions, though each spelling names a related but not always identical drink.
How MOBBY is used
Regional Caribbean usage; rarely encountered outside descriptions of West Indian food and drink.
- Her grandmother still brews mobby from sweet potatoes every summer.
- The market stall sold cups of cold mobby to passers-by.
- He described mobby as slightly sour and refreshing.
- The recipe for mobby had been passed down for generations.
- Guests were offered mobby alongside the spiced punch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOBBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MOBBY
Common questions about MOBBY
- Is MOBBY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MOBBY is not in it.
- How many points is MOBBY worth?
- MOBBY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOBBY mean?
- A frothy Caribbean drink traditionally fermented from sweet potatoes or other starchy roots.
- What letters can be added to MOBBY?
- No single letter can be added to MOBBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MOBBY:
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