POBOY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. POBOY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept POBOY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POBOY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POBOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poboysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POBOY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in POBOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 336,105.
What does POBOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A sandwich made on a long roll of French bread, filled with fried seafood, meat or other savoury filling.
The poboy is closely tied to New Orleans, where it is a standard lunch item sold in delis and diners across the city. The name is a shortened, informally spelled form of poor boy, said to come from a sandwich once given cheaply to striking streetcar workers. Fillings range from fried shrimp and oysters to roast beef with gravy, but the long crusty bread stays the same.
How POBOY is used
Used mainly in American English, especially around Louisiana food culture.
- He ordered a shrimp poboy dressed with lettuce and pickles.
- The diner near the market is known for its fried oyster poboy.
- A poboy needs a crusty roll, or the filling falls straight through.
- She had never eaten a poboy before her trip to New Orleans.
- Roast beef poboy, dripping with gravy, is a house favourite there.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POBOY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POBOY
1 longer words begin with POBOY.
Shorter words from the letters in POBOY
Common questions about POBOY
- Is POBOY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POBOY is not in it.
- How many points is POBOY worth?
- POBOY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POBOY mean?
- A sandwich made on a long roll of French bread, filled with fried seafood, meat or other savoury filling.
- What letters can be added to POBOY?
- POBOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POBOY:
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