OBTUSENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OBTUSENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBTUSENESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBTUSENESS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBTUSENESS
No single letter turns OBTUSENESS into another word.
How OBTUSENESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OBTUSENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBTUSENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OBTUSENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Slowness to understand, or the quality of being dull rather than sharp.
Obtuseness is usually an unflattering remark about someone who misses an obvious point. It can also describe an angle wider than ninety degrees, though that sense is rare.
How OBTUSENESS is used
Obtuseness is used mostly about people who seem unable to grasp things.
- His obtuseness made the meeting drag on.
- She was annoyed by the obtuseness of the reply.
- The obtuseness of the angle was obvious on the diagram.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBTUSENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OBTUSENESS
1 longer words begin with OBTUSENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in OBTUSENESS
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Common questions about OBTUSENESS
- Is OBTUSENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBTUSENESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBTUSENESS worth?
- OBTUSENESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBTUSENESS mean?
- Slowness to understand, or the quality of being dull rather than sharp.
- What letters can be added to OBTUSENESS?
- No single letter can be added to OBTUSENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OBTUSENESS:
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