OBI is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. OBI 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 OBI?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBI is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBI scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in OBI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What stands out about OBI
- 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 OBI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wide sash worn with a kimono.
The obi is tied at the back, and the knot is the whole display: it takes practice and usually another pair of hands to do properly. The sash is often worth more than the garment it holds, which reverses what a belt normally is.
How OBI is used
Countable: an obi, two obis.
- The obi is tied at the back and the knot is the point.
- An obi can cost more than the kimono.
- She needed help with the obi and said so.
- The word obi is Japanese and was kept unchanged.
- Two obis for one kimono, depending on the season.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OBI
The 3 tiles of OBI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OBI
17 longer words begin with OBI.
Words ending in OBI
5 words end in OBI. Useful as a back hook: play OBI onto a word already on the board.
Words with OBI inside
Showing 24 of 768 words that contain OBI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OBI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OBI
Common questions about OBI
- Is OBI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBI, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBI worth?
- OBI is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBI mean?
- A wide sash worn with a kimono.
- What letters can be added to OBI?
- OBI takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of OBI:
Open OBI in the Word Finder