OBNOXIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. OBNOXIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBNOXIOUS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBNOXIOUS is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBNOXIOUS
No single letter turns OBNOXIOUS into another word.
How OBNOXIOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OBNOXIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBNOXIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OBNOXIOUS
- OBNOXIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with OBNOXIOUS
3 longer words begin with OBNOXIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in OBNOXIOUS
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Common questions about OBNOXIOUS
- Is OBNOXIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBNOXIOUS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBNOXIOUS worth?
- OBNOXIOUS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBNOXIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to OBNOXIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OBNOXIOUS:
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