OBSTETRICIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. OBSTETRICIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBSTETRICIAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBSTETRICIAN is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBSTETRICIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
obstetriciansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBSTETRICIAN scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in OBSTETRICIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBSTETRICIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OBSTETRICIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A doctor who looks after women during pregnancy, childbirth and the weeks that follow.
An obstetrician monitors the health of both mother and baby and steps in when a birth becomes complicated. Many obstetricians are also gynaecologists, but the word names only the pregnancy side of the work.
How OBSTETRICIAN is used
Standard medical term for a specialist in childbirth care.
- The obstetrician checked the baby's heartbeat.
- She booked an appointment with an obstetrician in her first month.
- An experienced obstetrician delivered the twins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBSTETRICIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OBSTETRICIAN
1 longer words begin with OBSTETRICIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in OBSTETRICIAN
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Common questions about OBSTETRICIAN
- Is OBSTETRICIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBSTETRICIAN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBSTETRICIAN worth?
- OBSTETRICIAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBSTETRICIAN mean?
- A doctor who looks after women during pregnancy, childbirth and the weeks that follow.
- What letters can be added to OBSTETRICIAN?
- OBSTETRICIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of OBSTETRICIAN:
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