5-Letter Words With OOB
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With OOB
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With OOB 7 words
How often does OOB appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 five-letter words containing OOB. They average 9.3 points and the best is BOOBY (12 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 9.3
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 14%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- Y
- 42.9% of words
Most common last letters
- y 42.9%
- s 28.6%
- b 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- oo100%
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 OOB
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 OOB are there?
There are 7 five-letter words containing OOB 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 OOB?
BOOBY is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are GOOBY (11), LOOBY (10), BOOBS (9).
Which rare five-letter words containing OOB score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include GOOBY (11), DOOBS (8), DROOB (8), OOBIT (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.