OBSTACLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OBSTACLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBSTACLE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBSTACLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBSTACLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
obstaclesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBSTACLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OBSTACLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBSTACLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OBSTACLE
- All 8 letters of OBSTACLE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OBSTACLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Something that blocks the way or makes progress difficult.
An obstacle may be a physical object, such as a fallen tree, or an abstract difficulty, such as a lack of money. Athletes also run obstacle courses built on purpose to be hard to cross.
How OBSTACLE is used
Obstacle is often followed by to, as in an obstacle to progress.
- A fallen tree was the only obstacle on the road.
- Lack of money proved the biggest obstacle to the plan.
- The horse cleared every obstacle in the course.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBSTACLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OBSTACLE
1 longer words begin with OBSTACLE.
Shorter words from the letters in OBSTACLE
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Common questions about OBSTACLE
- Is OBSTACLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBSTACLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBSTACLE worth?
- OBSTACLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBSTACLE mean?
- Something that blocks the way or makes progress difficult.
- What letters can be added to OBSTACLE?
- OBSTACLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OBSTACLE:
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