Is OBLITERATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBLITERATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBLITERATES mean?
Obliterates is a form of OBLITERATE.
- verb
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
“kill these lines in the President's speech”
- verb
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
“a hidden message”
- verb
remove completely from recognition or memory
“efface the memory of the time in the camps”
- verb
do away with completely, without leaving a trace
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + B (3) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 OBLITERATES
OBLITERATES 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 OBLITERATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- albertites12
- briolettes12
- obliterate12
- albertite11
- batteries11
- beastlier11
- bleariest11
- bralettes11
- briolette11
- laborites11
- liberates11
- librettos11
- rebottles11
- strobilae11
- trilobate11
- abetters10
- abettors10
- abseiler10
- arbelest10
- batterie10
- battlers10
- berettas10
- birettas10
- bitrates10
- blastier10
- blatters10
- blearest10
- bleaters10
- bloaters10
- blotters10
- blottier10
- bottlers10
- bralette10
- brattles10
- brittles10
- earlobes10
- erosible10
- laborite10
- liberate10
- librates10
- libretto10
- orbitals10
- rebottle10
- restable10
- retables10
- retablos10
- seatbelt10
- sortable10
- storable10
- strobila10
- strobile10
- taborets10
- testable10
- titrable10
- toteable10
- aerolites9
- etiolates9
- laterites9
- literates9
- lotteries9
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