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
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
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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