OBTAINS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OBTAINS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBTAINS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBTAINS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBTAINS
No single letter turns OBTAINS into another word.
How OBTAINS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OBTAINS, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What stands out about OBTAINS
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OBTAINS mean in Scrabble?
OBTAINS is the present-tense form of OBTAIN used with he, she and it.
OBTAIN(verb) — To get or come into possession of something, usually through effort or a deliberate process.
Anagrams of OBTAINS
The 7 tiles of OBTAINS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in OBTAINS
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Common questions about OBTAINS
- Is OBTAINS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBTAINS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBTAINS worth?
- OBTAINS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBTAINS?
- No single letter can be added to OBTAINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OBTAINS:
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