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HOBS

4 letters, 9 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What HOBS Means

HOBS is a form of HOB, which means:

  1. noun: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
  2. noun: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
  3. verb: cut with a hob

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

HOBS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as H4 O1 B3 S1.

Anagrams of HOBS (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In HOBS

15 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 (8)

2 letter words (7)

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