OBANG is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. OBANG 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OBANG?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBANG is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBANG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBANG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OBANG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about OBANG
- The same 5 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
Anagrams of OBANG
The 5 tiles of OBANG in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OBANG
1 longer words begin with OBANG.
Words ending in OBANG
4 words end in OBANG. Useful as a back hook: play OBANG onto a word already on the board.
Words with OBANG inside
4 words contain OBANG in the middle. Words that start with OBANG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OBANG
Common questions about OBANG
- Is OBANG valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OBANG is not in it.
- How many points is OBANG worth?
- OBANG is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBANG?
- OBANG takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OBANG:
Open OBANG in the Word Finder