Is ABSTRUSE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ABSTRUSE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ABSTRUSE mean?
- adjective
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
“the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + B (3) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ABSTRUSE
Single letters that turn ABSTRUSE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ABSTRUSE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abusers9
- arbutes9
- basters9
- breasts9
- bursate9
- busters9
- rubasse9
- surbase9
- abuser8
- abuses8
- arbute8
- barest8
- basest8
- basser8
- basset8
- baster8
- bastes8
- beasts8
- beauts8
- breast8
- brutes8
- burets8
- bursae8
- bursas8
- burses8
- bursts8
- buster8
- rebuts8
- sabers8
- sabres8
- subers8
- subsea8
- subset8
- tabers8
- tsubas8
- tubers8
- abets7
- abuse7
- abuts7
- bares7
- baser7
- bases7
- baste7
- basts7
- bates7
- bears7
- beast7
- beats7
- beaus7
- beaut7
- bests7
- betas7
- braes7
- brass7
- brats7
- brute7
- bruts7
- buras7
- buret7
- bursa7
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