OBVIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OBVIOUS 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 OBVIOUS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBVIOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBVIOUS
No single letter turns OBVIOUS into another word.
How OBVIOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OBVIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 992,532.
What stands out about OBVIOUS
- OBVIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OBVIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Easy to see or understand because nothing is hidden or subtle about it.
Calling something obvious claims that any attentive person would notice it at once. It can be neutral, or it can sound slightly dismissive when the speaker thinks a point was too plain to need saying.
How OBVIOUS is used
Obvious is used before a noun or after a linking verb, as in an obvious mistake or it was obvious.
- The obvious answer was to ask her directly.
- It was obvious that he had not slept.
- She made an obvious effort to stay calm.
- The plot twist felt a little too obvious.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBVIOUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OBVIOUS
3 longer words begin with OBVIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in OBVIOUS
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Common questions about OBVIOUS
- Is OBVIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBVIOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBVIOUS worth?
- OBVIOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBVIOUS mean?
- Easy to see or understand because nothing is hidden or subtle about it.
- What letters can be added to OBVIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to OBVIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OBVIOUS:
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