OBESE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. OBESE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBESE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBESE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBESE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
obeserChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OBESE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OBESE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,824.
What does OBESE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Extremely overweight, to a degree that is considered unhealthy or a medical concern.
Doctors use obese as a neutral clinical label, usually tied to a measured threshold such as body mass index, rather than as a casual description of appearance. Being obese raises the risk of conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, which is why the word turns up so often in public health reporting and medical advice, in place of blunter everyday words like fat.
How OBESE is used
A neutral clinical term used in medicine and public health, generally more formal than fat or overweight.
- The doctor warned that being obese raised his risk of heart disease.
- Studies track how many children in the country are obese.
- An obese patient may need a specially designed hospital bed.
- The clinic offers a program for people who are severely obese.
- Years of poor diet had left the cat noticeably obese.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBESE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OBESE
5 longer words begin with OBESE.
Words ending in OBESE
1 words end in OBESE. Useful as a back hook: play OBESE onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in OBESE
Common questions about OBESE
- Is OBESE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBESE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBESE worth?
- OBESE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBESE mean?
- Extremely overweight, to a degree that is considered unhealthy or a medical concern.
- What letters can be added to OBESE?
- OBESE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OBESE:
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