Is OBEISANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBEISANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBEISANCES mean?
Obeisances is a form of OBEISANCE.
- noun
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
- noun
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 10
O (1) + B (3) + E (1) + I (1) + S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 OBEISANCES
OBEISANCES 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 OBEISANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- obeisance13
- absences12
- abscise11
- absence11
- beacons11
- bonacis11
- ebonics11
- obscene11
- scabies11
- sebasic11
- ebonises10
- senecios10
- bacons10
- bancos10
- basics10
- beacon10
- binocs10
- bonaci10
- bonces10
- cabins10
- ceibas10
- cobias10
- abioses9
- acinose9
- basions9
- beanies9
- bonsais9
- caisson9
- caseins9
- caseose9
- casinos9
- cassene9
- cassine9
- cassino9
- cession9
- cosines9
- ebonies9
- ebonise9
- encases9
- incases9
- oscines9
- sabines9
- seances9
- senecas9
- senecio9
- bacon9
- banco9
- bancs9
- basic9
- bices9
- bonce9
- cabin9
- ceiba9
- cobia9
- scabs9
- aeonic8
- ascons8
- basins8
- basion8
- beanie8
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