Is OBDURACY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBDURACY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBDURACY mean?
- noun
resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + B (3) + D (2) + U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 16 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 OBDURACY
OBDURACY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from OBDURACY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carboy13
- boyard12
- byroad12
- daubry12
- corby12
- coady11
- curdy11
- dauby11
- bayou10
- boyar10
- coyau10
- oracy10
- body10
- doby10
- carbo9
- carob9
- cobra9
- bray9
- buoy9
- bury9
- cory9
- orby9
- racy9
- ruby9
- yuca9
- board8
- broad8
- crudo8
- dobra8
- duroc8
- carb8
- crab8
- curb8
- dory8
- dray8
- yard8
- yaud8
- aby8
- bay8
- boy8
- buy8
- cay8
- coy8
- cry8
- yob8
- bard7
- baud7
- brad7
- burd7
- card7
- coda7
- cord7
- crud7
- curd7
- darb7
- daub7
- drab7
- drub7
- your7
- cab7
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