OBSESSOR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OBSESSOR 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 OBSESSOR?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBSESSOR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBSESSOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
obsessorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBSESSOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OBSESSOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBSESSOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OBSESSOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who is fixated on something and behaves in an obsessive way about it.
An obsessor is the one doing the fixating, whether over a hobby, a grudge or a detail. The word is uncommon, and most speakers prefer a phrase such as someone obsessed.
How OBSESSOR is used
The noun obsessor is rare and tends to appear in psychological or humorous contexts.
- As a lifelong obsessor, he rechecked every lock twice.
- The obsessor kept a notebook on every passing train.
- No obsessor is happy to be told that the detail does not matter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBSESSOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OBSESSOR
The 8 tiles of OBSESSOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OBSESSOR
1 longer words begin with OBSESSOR.
Shorter words from the letters in OBSESSOR
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Common questions about OBSESSOR
- Is OBSESSOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBSESSOR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBSESSOR worth?
- OBSESSOR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBSESSOR mean?
- A person who is fixated on something and behaves in an obsessive way about it.
- What letters can be added to OBSESSOR?
- OBSESSOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OBSESSOR:
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