Is LOB a Scrabble word?
Yes. LOB is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.
Meaning To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
Verb 4 meanings
To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
“The guard lobbed a pass just over the defender.”
To throw.
To put, place.
“Lob the bacon in the pot.”
To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game.
Noun 4 meanings
A pass or stroke which arcs high into the air.
“The guard launched a desperate lob over the outstretched arms of the defender.”
A lump.
A clumsy person.
The person who comes last in a race.
Etymology
First attested late 16th c. in the sense "allow or cause to dangle, hang," from sense 2.
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LOB at a glance
LOB has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (L 1 + O 1 + B 3) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #28,890 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -LOB
More endings- BLOB8
- SLOB6
- GLOB7
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