ROB is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ROB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROB?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROB is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ROB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What stands out about ROB
- The same 3 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ROB mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take property from somebody unlawfully.
Rob and steal divide neatly in law: you rob a person or a place and you steal a thing, which is why nobody robs a wallet. The distinction holds in careful writing and collapses completely in everyday speech.
How ROB is used
Robbed, robbing. Takes a person or place as object.
- They robbed the same branch twice in one year.
- You rob a bank and steal the money in it.
- The word rob takes a person or a place, never a thing.
- He was robbed at the cash machine and reported it late.
- Robbing somebody of a chance is the figurative use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROB
The 3 tiles of ROB in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ROB
Showing 24 of 73 words that begin with ROB.
Words ending in ROB
8 words end in ROB. Useful as a back hook: play ROB onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROB inside
Showing 24 of 539 words that contain ROB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ROB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROB
Common questions about ROB
- Is ROB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROB, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROB worth?
- ROB is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROB mean?
- To take property from somebody unlawfully.
- What letters can be added to ROB?
- ROB takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ROB:
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