Unscramble BOAB and you have 11 words, BOAB itself among them: it scores 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 8 points: BOBA. The 4 letters split into 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from BOAB by length: 2 with 4 letters, 5 with 3 and 4 with 2.
Trade one tile of BOAB for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 4-letter words: starting with BO · ending in B · all 4-letter words
Here is what the 6 strongest answers mean; BOB (7 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts BOAB, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOAB itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 11) | 6 | 11 | 5 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BOAB, BOBA, ABB, BAO and OB, 5 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OBA.
These 9 words take every letter of BOAB plus a single extra one.