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LOBS

4 letters, 6 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What LOBS Means

LOBS is a form of LOB, which means:

  1. noun: an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
  2. noun: the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc
  3. verb: propel in a high arc“lob the tennis ball”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

LOBS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 O1 B3 S1.

Anagrams of LOBS (1)

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

Words Made From The Letters In LOBS

11 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 (6)

2 letter words (5)

Longer Words Containing LOBS

LOBS 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.