OBLATENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OBLATENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBLATENESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBLATENESS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBLATENESS
No single letter turns OBLATENESS into another word.
How OBLATENESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OBLATENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBLATENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OBLATENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The degree to which a sphere is flattened at its poles.
Oblateness is measured for planets that spin fast, since rotation makes them bulge at the equator. Saturn has a much greater oblateness than Earth, which is why it looks visibly squashed.
How OBLATENESS is used
Oblateness is used in astronomy and geodesy.
- The oblateness of Jupiter is easy to see in a telescope.
- Fast rotation increases a planet's oblateness.
- Scientists calculated the oblateness of the Earth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBLATENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OBLATENESS
1 longer words begin with OBLATENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in OBLATENESS
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Common questions about OBLATENESS
- Is OBLATENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBLATENESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBLATENESS worth?
- OBLATENESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBLATENESS mean?
- The degree to which a sphere is flattened at its poles.
- What letters can be added to OBLATENESS?
- No single letter can be added to OBLATENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OBLATENESS:
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