Word index

BOBS

4 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What BOBS Means

BOBS is a form of BOB, which means:

  1. noun: a former monetary unit in Great Britain
  2. noun: a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
  3. verb: move up and down repeatedly in a quick, short movement“her rucksack bobbed gently on her back”
  4. verb: ride a bobsled“The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BOBS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 O1 B3 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In BOBS

8 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

3 letter words (4)

2 letter words (4)

Longer Words Containing BOBS

BOBS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.