/ɡɑb/
nounverb

Is GOB a Scrabble word?

Yes. GOB is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning A lump of soft or sticky material.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A lump of soft or sticky material.

  2. A whoopie pie.

  3. A large amount.

    “gobs of money”

  4. Waste material in old mine workings, goaf.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To gather into a lump.

  2. To pack away waste material in order to support the walls of the mine.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: gob via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English gobbe (also Middle English gobet), from Old French gobet, gobe (“lump, mouthful”), from Transalpine Gaulish *gobbo- (“neb, muzzle”).

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GOB at a glance

GOB has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (G 2 + O 1 + B 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #40,142 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -GOB

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Same last three letters as GOB. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

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