OBSCURING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OBSCURING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
o1b3s1c3u1r1i1n1g2
PlayableOBSCURING · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept OBSCURING?
| 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: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.89%
Our own measure of how useful OBSCURING is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBSCURING
No single letter turns OBSCURING into another word.
How OBSCURING scores
Scrabble o1b3s1c3u1r1i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends o1b4s1c4u2r1i1n2g3 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in OBSCURING, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBSCURING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OBSCURING
- All 9 letters of OBSCURING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in OBSCURING
courbing13 curbings13 bursicon12 rubicons12 coursing11 scouring11 sourcing11 coburgs12 curbing12 bicorns11 bicrons11 brucins11 rubicon11 borings10 bousing10 congius10 couring10 curings10 cursing10 robings10 rubigos10 scoring10 sorbing10 soucing10 subring10 boursin9 rousing8 souring8 coburg11 cubing11 bicorn10 bicron10 binocs10 borsic10 broncs10 brucin10 buncos10 courbs10 sorbic10 bingos9
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Common questions about OBSCURING
- Is OBSCURING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBSCURING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBSCURING worth?
- OBSCURING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBSCURING?
- No single letter can be added to OBSCURING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OBSCURING:
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