OBSCURE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OBSCURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBSCURE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBSCURE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBSCURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBSCURE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OBSCURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 434,233.
What does OBSCURE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not clearly seen or understood, or little known to most people.
Obscure is used for dim light, hidden corners or unclear meanings, it also describes minor authors and facts that few have heard of. As a verb the same word means to make something harder to see or grasp.
How OBSCURE is used
Obscure is a common adjective, and it is also a verb meaning to hide or blur.
- The poet remained obscure until long after her death.
- An obscure passage in the contract confused both sides.
- Fog began to obscure the road ahead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBSCURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OBSCURE
The 7 tiles of OBSCURE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OBSCURE
10 longer words begin with OBSCURE.
Shorter words from the letters in OBSCURE
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Common questions about OBSCURE
- Is OBSCURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBSCURE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBSCURE worth?
- OBSCURE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBSCURE mean?
- Not clearly seen or understood, or little known to most people.
- What letters can be added to OBSCURE?
- OBSCURE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OBSCURE:
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