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OBSCURANTIST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. OBSCURANTIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.

o1b3s1c3u1r1a1n1t1i1s1t1
PlayableOBSCURANTIST · 12 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept OBSCURANTIST?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 29 / 100

29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.33
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.5%

Our own measure of how useful OBSCURANTIST is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for OBSCURANTIST

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How OBSCURANTIST scores

Scrabble o1b3s1c3u1r1a1n1t1i1s1t1 16
Words with Friends o1b4s1c4u2r1a1n2t1i1s1t1 20

Face value of the 12 tiles in OBSCURANTIST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
o18
b12
s24
c12
u14
r16
a19
n16
t26
i19

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBSCURANTIST has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about OBSCURANTIST

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of OBSCURANTIST

substraction16 subtractions16

The 12 tiles of OBSCURANTIST in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with OBSCURANTIST

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1 longer words begin with OBSCURANTIST.

Shorter words from the letters in OBSCURANTIST

subtraction15 crustations13 incubators14 obscurants14 subactions14 subcantors14 crustation12 curtations12 narcotists12 ructations12 scutations12 stirabouts12 substation12 suctorians12 outstrains10 abstricts13 bursicons13 conurbias13 incubator13 obscurant13 obstructs13 subaction13 subcantor13 substract13 subtonics13 subtracts13 botanists11 contrasts11 contrists11 croissant11 curations11 curtation11 instructs11 narcotist11 nocturias11 ructation11 scutation11 sorbitans11 stirabout11 stratonic11

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Common questions about OBSCURANTIST

Is OBSCURANTIST valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBSCURANTIST, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is OBSCURANTIST worth?
OBSCURANTIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to OBSCURANTIST?
OBSCURANTIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of OBSCURANTIST:

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