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LOBBY

5 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What LOBBY Means

  1. noun: a large entrance or reception room or area
  2. noun: the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest
  3. verb: detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

LOBBY is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 O1 B3 B3 Y4.

Words Made From The Letters In LOBBY

12 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.

4 letter words (1)

3 letter words (5)

2 letter words (6)

Longer Words Containing LOBBY

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

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