OBO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. OBO 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OBO?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBO is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBO scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in OBO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,888.
What stands out about OBO
- OBO is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of OBO
The 3 tiles of OBO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OBO
15 longer words begin with OBO.
Words ending in OBO
11 words end in OBO. Useful as a back hook: play OBO onto a word already on the board.
Words with OBO inside
Showing 24 of 264 words that contain OBO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OBO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OBO
Common questions about OBO
- Is OBO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OBO is not in it.
- How many points is OBO worth?
- OBO is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBO?
- OBO takes 9 hooks: 6 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of OBO:
Open OBO in the Word Finder