OBSESSES is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OBSESSES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBSESSES?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBSESSES is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBSESSES
No single letter turns OBSESSES into another word.
How OBSESSES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OBSESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBSESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OBSESSES
- The letter S appears four times in OBSESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OBSESSES mean in Scrabble?
OBSESSES is the present-tense form of OBSESS used with he, she and it.
OBSESS(verb) — To dominate someone's thoughts continually, or to think about something to an excessive or troubling degree.
Shorter words from the letters in OBSESSES
Common questions about OBSESSES
- Is OBSESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBSESSES, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBSESSES worth?
- OBSESSES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBSESSES?
- No single letter can be added to OBSESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OBSESSES:
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