Dictionary

Koban

k ₅o ₁b ₃a ₁n ₁

About 2 syllables

5 letters · Rare

Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : not valid
Wordle : valid

What does koban mean?

We don’t have a definition for koban yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is KOBAN a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	No
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is KOBAN worth?

Scrabble

11 pts

k ₅o ₁b ₃a ₁n ₁

Words With Friends

13 pts

k ₅o ₁b ₄a ₁n ₂

Wordfeud

12 pts

k ₅o ₁b ₄a ₁n ₁

NYT Crossplay

13 pts

k ₆o ₁b ₄a ₁n ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in KOBAN

Best shorter words top 30 of 32

bank 10 boak 10 bonk 10 knob 10 nabk 10 bok 9 kab 9 kob 9 kaon 8 koan 8 koa 7 kon 7 oak 7 oka 7 bona 6 ka 6 ko 6 abo 5 ban 5 boa 5 bon 5 nab 5 nob 5 oba 5 ab 4 ba 4 bo 4 ob 4 an 2 na 2

See all 32 words made from KOBAN

Hooks for KOBAN

Add one letter to the front or back of KOBAN to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

kobang kobans

Koban: quick answers

Is KOBAN a valid Scrabble word?

Only in Collins. KOBAN is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.

How many points is KOBAN worth?

KOBAN scores 11 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in KOBAN?

You can make 32 shorter words from KOBAN, such as BANK, BOAK, BONK, KNOB. See the full list.