OBTAINING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OBTAINING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
o1b3t1a1i1n1i1n1g2
PlayableOBTAINING · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept OBTAINING?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.44%
Our own measure of how useful OBTAINING is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBTAINING
No single letter turns OBTAINING into another word.
How OBTAINING scores
Scrabble o1b3t1a1i1n1i1n1g2 12
Words with Friends o1b4t1a1i1n2i1n2g3 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in OBTAINING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBTAINING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in OBTAINING
batoning11 bignonia11 baiting10 banting10 boating10 atoning8 ointing8 bagnio9 baning9 bating9 biting9 boning9 gabion9 obiing9 bainin8 biotin8 bonita8 obtain8 anting7 ganoin7 gitano7 noting7 tignon7 tining7 toning7 tonnag7 anoint6 nation6 bigot8 bingo8 bogan8 boing8 goban8 obang8 baton7 binit7 biont7 biota7 obiit7 tibia7
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Common questions about OBTAINING
- Is OBTAINING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBTAINING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBTAINING worth?
- OBTAINING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBTAINING?
- No single letter can be added to OBTAINING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OBTAINING:
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