OBSOLETISMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. OBSOLETISMS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OBSOLETISMS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBSOLETISMS is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBSOLETISMS
No single letter turns OBSOLETISMS into another word.
How OBSOLETISMS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OBSOLETISMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBSOLETISMS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of OBSOLETISMS
The 11 tiles of OBSOLETISMS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in OBSOLETISMS
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Common questions about OBSOLETISMS
- Is OBSOLETISMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OBSOLETISMS is not in it.
- How many points is OBSOLETISMS worth?
- OBSOLETISMS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBSOLETISMS?
- No single letter can be added to OBSOLETISMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OBSOLETISMS:
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