OMBU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. OMBU 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 OMBU?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OMBU is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OMBU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OMBU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OMBU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does OMBU mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A large evergreen tree native to South America, known for its thick, water-storing trunk and broad canopy.
The ombu grows widely across the grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay, where its size makes it one of the few trees able to survive on the open plains. Because its wood is soft and spongy, the ombu is rarely used for timber.
How OMBU is used
A botanical name for a specific species; it usually appears as a proper common name.
- A single ombu stood alone in the middle of the pampas.
- The old ombu provided shade for travelers resting nearby.
- Farmers often left an ombu tree untouched when clearing land.
- The trunk of the ombu was wide enough for several people to sit around.
- Local legends describe the ombu as a meeting place for gauchos.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OMBU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OMBU
The 4 tiles of OMBU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OMBU
7 longer words begin with OMBU.
Words ending in OMBU
1 words end in OMBU. Useful as a back hook: play OMBU onto a word already on the board.
Words with OMBU inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain OMBU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OMBU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OMBU
Common questions about OMBU
- Is OMBU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OMBU is not in it.
- How many points is OMBU worth?
- OMBU is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OMBU mean?
- A large evergreen tree native to South America, known for its thick, water-storing trunk and broad canopy.
- What letters can be added to OMBU?
- OMBU takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OMBU:
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