OBTENTIONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. OBTENTIONS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept OBTENTIONS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBTENTIONS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBTENTIONS
No single letter turns OBTENTIONS into another word.
How OBTENTIONS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OBTENTIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBTENTIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OBTENTIONS mean in Scrabble?
OBTENTIONS is the plural of OBTENTION.
Shorter words from the letters in OBTENTIONS
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Common questions about OBTENTIONS
- Is OBTENTIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBTENTIONS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBTENTIONS worth?
- OBTENTIONS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBTENTIONS?
- No single letter can be added to OBTENTIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OBTENTIONS:
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