5-Letter Words With OBY
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With OBY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With OBY 4 words
How often does OBY appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 five-letter words containing OBY. They average 11 points and the best is BOOBY (12 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 11
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- Y
- 100% of words
Most common last letters
- y 100%
Top vowel pairs
- oo75%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word containing OBY
b 3o 1o 1b 3y 4
B 3 + O 1 + O 1 + B 3 + Y 4 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
booby
- nounan ignorant or foolish person
- nounsmall tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
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How many five-letter words containing OBY are there?
There are 4 five-letter words containing OBY in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word containing OBY?
BOOBY is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are GLOBY (11), GOOBY (11), LOOBY (10).
Which rare five-letter words containing OBY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include GLOBY (11), GOOBY (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.