OBVIOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OBVIOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBVIOUSLY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBVIOUSLY is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBVIOUSLY
No single letter turns OBVIOUSLY into another word.
How OBVIOUSLY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OBVIOUSLY, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBVIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OBVIOUSLY
- OBVIOUSLY 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 OBVIOUSLY mean in Scrabble?
OBVIOUSLY is the adverb formed from OBVIOUS.
OBVIOUS(adjective) — Easy to see or understand because nothing is hidden or subtle about it.
Shorter words from the letters in OBVIOUSLY
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Common questions about OBVIOUSLY
- Is OBVIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBVIOUSLY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBVIOUSLY worth?
- OBVIOUSLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBVIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to OBVIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OBVIOUSLY:
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