ROBALO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ROBALO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROBALO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROBALO is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROBALO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
robalosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROBALO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ROBALO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,549.
What does ROBALO mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large edible game fish of warm coastal waters, known in English as the snook.
Robalo is the Spanish and Portuguese name for fishes of the snook family, and in English it refers above all to the common species found along the Gulf of Mexico and in brackish creeks. Anglers value it as a fighter and cooks as a mild white fish. The word is also used on menus in Latin America and Portugal, where it may name a sea bass.
How ROBALO is used
A borrowed word from Spanish, met in fishing and in restaurant listings.
- We caught a robalo near the mangrove channel.
- The robalo on the menu was grilled with lime.
- A large robalo can take hours to land.
- Local guides know where each robalo feeds at dawn.
- She photographed the robalo before letting it go.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROBALO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROBALO
The 6 tiles of ROBALO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ROBALO
1 longer words begin with ROBALO.
Shorter words from the letters in ROBALO
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Common questions about ROBALO
- Is ROBALO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROBALO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROBALO worth?
- ROBALO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROBALO mean?
- A large edible game fish of warm coastal waters, known in English as the snook.
- What letters can be added to ROBALO?
- ROBALO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ROBALO:
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