TOMBOCS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. TOMBOCS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TOMBOCS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOMBOCS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOMBOCS
No single letter turns TOMBOCS into another word.
How TOMBOCS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TOMBOCS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,978 thousand.
What does TOMBOCS mean in Scrabble?
TOMBOCS is the plural of TOMBOC.
Shorter words from the letters in TOMBOCS
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Common questions about TOMBOCS
- Is TOMBOCS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TOMBOCS is not in it.
- How many points is TOMBOCS worth?
- TOMBOCS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TOMBOCS?
- No single letter can be added to TOMBOCS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TOMBOCS:
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