Why HOB words matter
Words containing HOB are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.
This list by the numbers
A few numbers before you scroll: the 131 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 11-letter words the largest group (19 entries). Wordle players have 3 five-letter options, and there are 13 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY at 36 points before multipliers.
Chasing points? The best five entries here are PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY (36), HYDROPHOBICITY (33), XENOPHOBICALLY (33), PSYCHOBABBLERS (30), COMPUTERPHOBIC (29). At 15 letters, CLAUSTROPHOBIAS is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 20. If you are fishing for these words, keep O (131 appearances), H (131) and B (131) on your rack.
Three words worth learning first
- Playing HOBOES across a double-word square turns its base 11 points into 22 — solid value for 6 tiles.
- HOBOS — 5 letters for 10 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
- DHOBIS — a 6-letter, 12-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
Once those stick, file away the next tier too: HOBOED (12), HOBBIT (13), HOBBLE (13), HOBNOB (13), PHOBIA (13).
One chunk, many words: HOB
Letter chunks like HOB are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.
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