OBOE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. OBOE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBOE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBOE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBOE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oboesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBOE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OBOE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,835.
What does OBOE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A slender woodwind instrument with a double reed, played by blowing through the reed to produce a piercing, nasal tone.
An oboe is the instrument an orchestra tunes to, because its reedy pitch cuts through every other section clearly enough for the whole ensemble to match it. The double reed that makes the sound is also the hardest part to play: oboists spend years learning to control breath through such a narrow opening.
How OBOE is used
Countable: an oboe, two oboes. The player is an oboist.
- The oboe plays the opening note before the orchestra tunes.
- She has studied the oboe since she was eight.
- A single oboe carried the melody through the slow movement.
- His oboe reed cracked halfway through the concert.
- The oboe sounds thin alone but rich against strings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBOE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OBOE
1 longer words begin with OBOE.
Words with OBOE inside
4 words contain OBOE in the middle. Words that start with OBOE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OBOE
Common questions about OBOE
- Is OBOE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBOE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBOE worth?
- OBOE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBOE mean?
- A slender woodwind instrument with a double reed, played by blowing through the reed to produce a piercing, nasal tone.
- What letters can be added to OBOE?
- OBOE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OBOE:
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