OBTENDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. OBTENDS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OBTENDS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBTENDS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBTENDS
No single letter turns OBTENDS into another word.
How OBTENDS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OBTENDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 144,744.
What does OBTENDS mean in Scrabble?
OBTENDS is the present-tense form of OBTEND used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in OBTENDS
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Common questions about OBTENDS
- Is OBTENDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OBTENDS is not in it.
- How many points is OBTENDS worth?
- OBTENDS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBTENDS?
- No single letter can be added to OBTENDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OBTENDS:
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