YOB is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. YOB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YOB?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YOB is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YOB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yobsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YOB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in YOB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What does YOB mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A rude and aggressive young man.
Yob is another word spelled backwards, and it is among the very few made that way that stuck in English. The reversal was Victorian slang, and the result kept a class edge the plain word never had — calling somebody a yob says as much about background as about behaviour.
How YOB is used
Countable: a yob, two yobs. Chiefly British.
- A gang of yobs had been at the bus shelter again.
- The word yob is about class as much as conduct.
- He was written off as a yob before he opened his mouth.
- Two yobs and a shopping trolley in the canal.
- Yob is one of the few reversed words English kept.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YOB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YOB
The 3 tiles of YOB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YOB
13 longer words begin with YOB.
Words with YOB inside
10 words contain YOB in the middle. Words that start with YOB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YOB
Common questions about YOB
- Is YOB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YOB, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YOB worth?
- YOB is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YOB mean?
- A rude and aggressive young man.
- What letters can be added to YOB?
- YOB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of YOB:
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