WOBEGONE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WOBEGONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WOBEGONE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOBEGONE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOBEGONE
No single letter turns WOBEGONE into another word.
How WOBEGONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WOBEGONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WOBEGONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WOBEGONE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Looking sorrowful, dejected or full of grief.
Wobegone is a rarer spelling of woebegone, a word for faces and moods weighed down with misery. Because the mood it describes is so gloomy, it is often used with a touch of humour today.
How WOBEGONE is used
Archaic variant spelling; woebegone is the usual form.
- The wobegone child sat alone on the steps.
- His wobegone expression made everyone laugh.
- A wobegone crowd trudged away after the defeat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOBEGONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WOBEGONE
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Common questions about WOBEGONE
- Is WOBEGONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOBEGONE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOBEGONE worth?
- WOBEGONE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOBEGONE mean?
- Looking sorrowful, dejected or full of grief.
- What letters can be added to WOBEGONE?
- No single letter can be added to WOBEGONE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WOBEGONE:
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