TOBY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TOBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOBY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOBY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOBY
No single letter turns TOBY into another word.
How TOBY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TOBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does TOBY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A jug shaped like a seated man in a hat.
Toby is named from a character in an eighteenth-century drinking song, and the design has barely changed since. Collectors treat the hat shape as the mark of a genuine example.
How TOBY is used
Countable; the plural changes the y.
- A toby jug on every shelf of the dresser.
- The word toby comes from a drinking song.
- The hat marks a genuine toby.
- A toby has hardly changed in design since the 1760s.
- Collectors pay most for an early toby.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words with TOBY inside
2 words contain TOBY in the middle. Words that start with TOBY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TOBY
Common questions about TOBY
- Is TOBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOBY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOBY worth?
- TOBY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOBY mean?
- A jug shaped like a seated man in a hat.
- What letters can be added to TOBY?
- No single letter can be added to TOBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TOBY:
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