OBOVOID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OBOVOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBOVOID?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBOVOID is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBOVOID
No single letter turns OBOVOID into another word.
How OBOVOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OBOVOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,985 thousand.
What does OBOVOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Egg-shaped in three dimensions, with the narrower end at the base and the broad end at the top.
Obovoid is used mostly in botany for fruits, seeds and buds that are broader at the far end. It is the solid counterpart of the flat leaf shape called obovate. Careful observers use it to separate species that look alike at first glance.
How OBOVOID is used
Used in plant descriptions for upside-down egg shapes.
- The fruit is obovoid, about the size of a plum.
- An obovoid seed was found in the sample.
- Its buds are obovoid and covered in fine hair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBOVOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OBOVOID
Common questions about OBOVOID
- Is OBOVOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBOVOID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBOVOID worth?
- OBOVOID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBOVOID mean?
- Egg-shaped in three dimensions, with the narrower end at the base and the broad end at the top.
- What letters can be added to OBOVOID?
- No single letter can be added to OBOVOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OBOVOID:
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