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BOB
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Definition

Pronunciation: //bɒb//

verb

  • (intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
    "The cork bobbed gently in the calm water."
  • (transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
    "I bobbed my head underwater and saw the goldfish."
  • (transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
    "She bobbed on his knob."
  • (intransitive) Synonym of blob (“catch eels using worms strung on thread”).
    "After they had had supper Frank said, Do you remember those men whom we saw near Norwich, who sat in small boats all the night long, and with a line in each hand, bobbed for eels?"

noun

  • (obsolete) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
    "A plain brown bob he wore."
  • (obsolete) The refrain of a song.
    "Ay, Ay, and Then to Bed, ſays the Bride. This Girl did but ſpeak the Widows Mind; for let Fleſh and Blood pretend what it will, to Bed, to Bed, will be the Bob of the Song."
  • (obsolete) A jeer; a sharp jest or taunt.
    "Hee, that a Foole doth very wiſely hit, Doth very fooliſhly, although he ſmart, Seeme ſenſeleſſe of the bob."

verb

  • (transitive) To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.
    "I got my hair bobbed. How do you like it?"
  • (transitive) To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop.

noun

  • (Kenya, slang; UK and Australia, historical, dated) A shilling.
    "One of the bottlenosed fraternity it was went by the name of James Wought alias Saphiro alias Spark and Spiro, put an ad in the papers saying he'd give a passage to Canada for twenty bob."
  • (Australia, dated slang) A 10-cent coin.
  • (slang) An unspecified amount of money.
    "Spot me a few bob, Robert."

Source: Kaikki

Word Details

Length
3 letters
Scrabble Points
7 points
Words With Friends Points
9 points

Word Games

Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
Yes
Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
Yes
Wordle
No
Words With Friends
Yes

How many Scrabble points is the word 'BOB'?

The word BOB is worth 7 points in Scrabble.

B3
O1
B3

Total: 7 points

How many Words With Friends points is the word 'BOB'?

The word BOB is worth 9 points in Words With Friends.

B4
O1
B4

Total: 9 points

How many letters is the word 'BOB'?

The word BOB has 3 letters.

What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?

While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:

  • B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
  • H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
  • L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
  • V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
  • J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends

Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.

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