Is OBSCENITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBSCENITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBSCENITY mean?
- noun
the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
- noun
an offensive or indecent word or phrase
- noun
an obscene act
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + B (3) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + 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 OBSCENITY
OBSCENITY 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 OBSCENITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cytosine13
- cystein12
- cystine12
- obesity12
- society12
- ebonics11
- betony11
- coneys11
- coyest11
- cytons11
- encyst11
- nicety11
- binocs10
- bisect10
- bonces10
- bitsy10
- boney10
- bytes10
- coney10
- cosey10
- cyton10
- ebony10
- inbye10
- obeys10
- sycon10
- yince10
- yonic10
- boniest9
- notices9
- section9
- stoney9
- bices9
- bonce9
- beys9
- bony9
- boys9
- byes9
- byte9
- city9
- cony9
- cosy9
- coys9
- cyst9
- inby9
- obey9
- sybo9
- syce9
- sync9
- toby9
- yobs9
- bentos8
- betons8
- bionts8
- boites8
- centos8
- cestoi8
- conies8
- contes8
- cosine8
- icones8
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