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
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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