OBDURATED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. OBDURATED is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OBDURATED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBDURATED is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBDURATED
No single letter turns OBDURATED into another word.
How OBDURATED scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OBDURATED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBDURATED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OBDURATED mean in Scrabble?
OBDURATED is the past tense or past participle of OBDURATE.
OBDURATE(adjective) — Stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or yield to persuasion.
Shorter words from the letters in OBDURATED
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Common questions about OBDURATED
- Is OBDURATED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OBDURATED is not in it.
- How many points is OBDURATED worth?
- OBDURATED is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBDURATED?
- No single letter can be added to OBDURATED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OBDURATED:
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