The word obo is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • obo n. Alternative form of ovoo (“Mongolian cairn”).
  • obo phr. (Colloquial) Alternative letter-case form of OBO: or best offer.
  • OBO n. (Nautical) Initialism of ore-bulk-oil: designating a ship designed to be capable of carrying wet or dry cargoes.

26 valid words from 3 definitions

ALTERNATIVE BE BEST BULK CAIRN CAPABLE CARGOES CARRYING CASE COLLOQUIAL DESIGNATING DESIGNED DRY FORM INITIALISM LETTER NAUTICAL OBO OF OFFER OIL OR ORE SHIP TO WET

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

MONGOLIAN OVOO

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

BO OB

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

BO OB OBO

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

BOO

7 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

OBA OBE OBI OBS OHO ONO OXO

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

BO OB OO

15 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

OBOE OBOL OBOS OBOES OBOLE OBOLI OBOLS OBOIST OBOLES OBOLUS OBOISTS OBOLARY OBOVATE OBOVOID OBOVATELY

262 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

BOBOL BOBOS GOBOS HOBOS KOBOS LOBOS POBOY ROBOT ZOBOS ADOBOS BOBOLS BOOBOO DIOBOL DSOBOS GOBOES GOBONY HOBOED HOBOES KOBOLD LOBOLA LOBOLO LOBOSE NOBODY POBOYS ROBOTS SOBOLE AEROBOT BOBOTIE BONOBOS BOOBOOK BOOBOOS DIOBOLS GLOBOID GLOBOSE GLOBOUS GOBONEE HOBODOM HOBOING HOBOISM KOBOLDS LOBOLAS LOBOLOS NANOBOT NIOBOUS ROBOTIC ROBOTRY SOBOLES AEROBOMB AEROBOTS AUTOBODY + 212 words

11 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

BOBO GOBO HOBO KOBO LOBO ZOBO ADOBO DSOBO BONOBO SEMIHOBO ALGARROBO

26 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+B BOBO BOOB
+D DOOB
+E OBOE
+G GOBO
+H BOHO BOOH HOBO
+K BOKO BOOK KOBO
+L BOLO BOOL LOBO OBOL
+M BOOM
+N BOON NOOB
+R BOOR BROO
+S BOOS OBOS
+T BOOT
+Y BOYO
+Z BOZO ZOBO

3 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-B OO
-O BO OB

Scrabble scoring

  • 5 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 23.8 chance (4.20%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 82.5 chance (1.21%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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