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Is gobo a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gobo is a Scrabble US word. The word gobo is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is gobo a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gobo is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

G2O1B3O1

Is gobo a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gobo is a Words With Friends word. The word gobo is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

GOBO,

3-letter words (5 found)

BOG,BOO,GOB,GOO,OBO,

2-letter words (4 found)

BO,GO,OB,OO,

You can make 10 words from gobo according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of gobo

gobo ogbo gboo bgoo obgo bogo goob ogob goob ogob oogb oogb gboo bgoo gobo ogbo bogo obgo obog boog oobg oobg boog obog

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word gobo. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in gobo.

Definitions and meaning of gobo

gobo

Etymology 1

Uncertain; possibly from go-b(etween) (“intermediary, middleman”) +‎ -o (suffix forming informal terms).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡəʊbəʊ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡoʊˌboʊ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊbəʊ
  • Hyphenation: go‧bo

Noun

gobo (plural gobos or goboes) (originally US)

  1. (film, photography, television) A screen (often in disc form) placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare. [from early 20th c.]
  2. (sound engineering) A device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds. [from early 20th c.]
  3. (theater) A template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light. [from early 20th c.]
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese ごぼう, ゴボウ, 牛蒡 (gobō, “burdock (Arctium lappa); burdock root”), from Middle Chinese 牛蒡 (ŋɨu pɑŋX, “burdock”) (modern Mandarin 牛蒡 (niúbàng)), from 牛 (ŋɨu, “ox”) + 蒡 (pɑŋX, a word only appearing in the compound 牛蒡), possibly because oxen have been observed eating the leaves of the plant when recovering from illness.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡəʊbəʊ/, /ˈɡɒ-/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡoʊˌboʊ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊbəʊ
  • Hyphenation: go‧bo

Noun

gobo (uncountable)

  1. The taproot of young edible burdock plants (Arctium lappa), eaten as a root vegetable. [from early 19th c.]
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Further reading

  • Arctium lappa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
    • Arctium lappa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
    • Arctium lappa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • gobo (lighting) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • gobo (recording) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • gobo (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • BOGO, Bogo, boog, goob

Slovene

Noun

gobo

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of goba

Source: wiktionary.org