OBSOLETES is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OBSOLETES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBSOLETES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBSOLETES is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBSOLETES
No single letter turns OBSOLETES into another word.
How OBSOLETES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OBSOLETES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBSOLETES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OBSOLETES mean in Scrabble?
OBSOLETES is the present-tense form of OBSOLETE used with he, she and it.
OBSOLETE(adjective) — No longer produced, used or needed because something newer has taken its place.
Shorter words from the letters in OBSOLETES
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Common questions about OBSOLETES
- Is OBSOLETES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBSOLETES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBSOLETES worth?
- OBSOLETES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBSOLETES?
- No single letter can be added to OBSOLETES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OBSOLETES:
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