OBA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. OBA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBA?
| 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 OBA is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBA scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in OBA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What stands out about OBA
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 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 OBA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A traditional ruler in West Africa.
An oba is a Yoruba king, and the title survives in modern Nigeria alongside the elected government rather than instead of it. The best known holds the throne of Benin, whose court produced the bronzes now argued over in museums.
How OBA is used
Countable: an oba, two obas. Capitalised in titles.
- The oba holds a court that predates the state around it.
- An oba is a Yoruba ruler.
- The word oba is a title and not a name.
- Two obas in neighbouring towns and a long dispute.
- The bronzes were made for the court of an oba.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OBA
The 3 tiles of OBA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OBA
3 longer words begin with OBA.
Words ending in OBA
10 words end in OBA. Useful as a back hook: play OBA onto a word already on the board.
Words with OBA inside
Showing 24 of 344 words that contain OBA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OBA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OBA
Common questions about OBA
- Is OBA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBA worth?
- OBA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBA mean?
- A traditional ruler in West Africa.
- What letters can be added to OBA?
- OBA takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of OBA:
Open OBA in the Word Finder