bob: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 7 letter points · starts with B · ends with B
Meaning of bob
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.
Example: The cork bobbed gently in the calm water.
- transitive
To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
Example: I bobbed my head underwater and saw the goldfish.
- transitive, with-on
To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water. To perform oral sex on someone.
Example: She bobbed on his knob.
To curtsy.
Listed forms: bobs, bobbing, bobbed.
Source: Wiktionary — bob.
noun
A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.
Example: a bob of the head
A curtsy.
A bobber (buoyant fishing device).
Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
Listed forms: bobs.
Source: Wiktionary — bob.
noun
A bob haircut.
Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when hanging from it.
The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.
The docked tail of a horse.
Listed forms: bobs.
Source: Wiktionary — bob.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for bob.
noun
a former monetary unit in Great Britain
- British shilling
- shilling
noun
a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
noun
a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
noun
a short or shortened tail of certain animals
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bob in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bob
B(3) + O(1) + B(3) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of bob
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from bob
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