OBTEST is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. OBTEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBTEST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBTEST is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBTEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
obtestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBTEST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OBTEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 103,477.
What does OBTEST mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To beg someone earnestly for something, or to call on a person or power as a witness in support of a solemn plea.
Someone who obtests is not making a casual request but staking a claim on the truth, often naming a witness, a god, or the heavens as backing for what is said. The verb shares its Latin root with testify and protest, all built around the idea of a witness standing behind a statement. It faded from ordinary speech centuries ago and now turns up chiefly in old translations of scripture, historic sermons, and courtroom records reproduced in reprinted texts.
How OBTEST is used
Archaic and literary; readers meet obtest in reprinted old texts and formal quotation rather than in everyday modern writing.
- The old preacher would obtest the congregation to mend its ways before judgment came.
- In the reprinted trial record, the witness is described as obtesting the court to accept her account.
- He obtested the heavens as proof that every word he spoke was true.
- The closing lines of the letter obtest the reader's forgiveness for past wrongs.
- Translators render the Latin verb here as obtest, since a plain beg loses the sense of calling a witness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBTEST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OBTEST
The 6 tiles of OBTEST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OBTEST
5 longer words begin with OBTEST.
Shorter words from the letters in OBTEST
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Common questions about OBTEST
- Is OBTEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBTEST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBTEST worth?
- OBTEST is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBTEST mean?
- To beg someone earnestly for something, or to call on a person or power as a witness in support of a solemn plea.
- What letters can be added to OBTEST?
- OBTEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OBTEST:
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