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What does goober mean? Is goober a Scrabble word?

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Is goober a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word goober is a Scrabble US word. The word goober is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

G2O1O1B3E1R1

Is goober a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word goober is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

G2O1O1B3E1R1

Is goober a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word goober is a Words With Friends word. The word goober is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3O1O1B4E1R1

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6-letter words (2 found)

BOOGER,GOOBER,

5-letter words (2 found)

BORGO,GREBO,

4-letter words (15 found)

BEGO,BERG,BOOR,BORE,BROG,BROO,ERGO,GOBO,GOER,GOOR,GORE,OBOE,OGRE,REGO,ROBE,

3-letter words (25 found)

BEG,BOG,BOO,BOR,BRO,EGO,ERG,GEO,GER,GOB,GOE,GOO,GOR,OBE,OBO,OOR,ORB,ORE,ORG,REB,REG,REO,ROB,ROE,ROO,

2-letter words (9 found)

BE,BO,ER,GO,OB,OE,OO,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 54 words from goober according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of goober

goober

Alternative forms

  • gouber

Etymology

Via Gullah from Kongo nguba (“peanut”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡuːbə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡubɚ/
  • Rhymes: -uːbə(ɹ)

Noun

goober (plural goobers)

  1. (chiefly Southern US) A peanut.
  2. (chiefly Southern US, dated slang) A Georgian or North Carolinian, particularly one from the pine forests of the Sandhills region.
  3. (chiefly US, childish slang) A foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person.

Synonyms

  • (fool): See Thesaurus:fool, Thesaurus:idiot, Thesaurus:ignoramus, and Thesaurus:mentally deficient person

Derived terms

Verb

goober (third-person singular simple present goobers, present participle goobering, simple past and past participle goobered)

  1. (slang, intransitive) To drool or dribble.
  2. (slang, transitive) To drip or slather; to apply a gooey substance to a surface.

References

  • “goober”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • “goober, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1900.

Anagrams

  • bog ore, booger

Source: wiktionary.org