ABSTRUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ABSTRUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABSTRUSE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABSTRUSE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABSTRUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abstruserChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ABSTRUSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABSTRUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABSTRUSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABSTRUSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Difficult to understand because it is deep, obscure or highly specialised.
An abstruse argument demands real study before it yields any meaning. Critics apply the word to philosophy, mathematics and legal drafting that seems needlessly dense. It implies hidden depth, not merely poor writing.
How ABSTRUSE is used
Describes ideas, theories or texts, rarely people.
- The lecture on abstruse mathematics lost most of the audience.
- He avoided abstruse terms when writing for beginners.
- The contract was full of abstruse clauses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABSTRUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABSTRUSE
The 8 tiles of ABSTRUSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ABSTRUSE
5 longer words begin with ABSTRUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in ABSTRUSE
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Common questions about ABSTRUSE
- Is ABSTRUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABSTRUSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABSTRUSE worth?
- ABSTRUSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABSTRUSE mean?
- Difficult to understand because it is deep, obscure or highly specialised.
- What letters can be added to ABSTRUSE?
- ABSTRUSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABSTRUSE:
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