OBSCENITY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. OBSCENITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBSCENITY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBSCENITY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBSCENITY
No single letter turns OBSCENITY into another word.
How OBSCENITY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OBSCENITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBSCENITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OBSCENITY
- All 9 letters of OBSCENITY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OBSCENITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Language, behaviour or material that is judged extremely offensive or indecent.
Obscenity can name a single shocking word or the general quality of being indecent. Courts have long argued over where the line of obscenity falls, and standards change from one time and place to another.
How OBSCENITY is used
Used in law and everyday speech for indecent words, images or acts.
- The film was banned for alleged obscenity.
- He shouted an obscenity at the referee.
- The law on obscenity differs from country to country.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBSCENITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OBSCENITY
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Common questions about OBSCENITY
- Is OBSCENITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBSCENITY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBSCENITY worth?
- OBSCENITY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBSCENITY mean?
- Language, behaviour or material that is judged extremely offensive or indecent.
- What letters can be added to OBSCENITY?
- No single letter can be added to OBSCENITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OBSCENITY:
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