TOBOGGAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TOBOGGAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOBOGGAN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOBOGGAN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOBOGGAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
toboggansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOBOGGAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TOBOGGAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOBOGGAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TOBOGGAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long, narrow sledge without runners, used for sliding downhill over snow.
A toboggan has a curled front and a flat underside, so it glides well on packed snow. As a verb it means to ride one, and the word also appears in phrases about rapid decline.
How TOBOGGAN is used
Used for the winter sledge and also as a verb, as in "to toboggan down the hill".
- The children dragged the toboggan up the slope.
- We took the toboggan to the park after the snowfall.
- A wooden toboggan raced past the trees.
- They love to toboggan on the golf course in winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOBOGGAN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOBOGGAN
8 longer words begin with TOBOGGAN.
Shorter words from the letters in TOBOGGAN
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Common questions about TOBOGGAN
- Is TOBOGGAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOBOGGAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOBOGGAN worth?
- TOBOGGAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOBOGGAN mean?
- A long, narrow sledge without runners, used for sliding downhill over snow.
- What letters can be added to TOBOGGAN?
- TOBOGGAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TOBOGGAN:
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