Is OBSCURED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBSCURED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBSCURED mean?
Obscured is a form of OBSCURE.
- adjective
not clearly expressed or understood
“an obscure turn of phrase”
- verb
make less visible or unclear
“The stars are obscured by the clouds”
- verb
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
“Her remarks confused the debate”
- verb
make obscure or unclear
“The distinction was obscured”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + B (3) + S (1) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 OBSCURED
OBSCURED 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 OBSCURED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- subcode12
- bescour11
- obscure11
- curbed11
- coursed10
- rosebud10
- scoured10
- sourced10
- cubers10
- cubed10
- boused9
- coders9
- coudes9
- credos9
- crudes9
- crudos9
- cursed9
- deburs9
- decors9
- desorb9
- doucer9
- durocs9
- escudo9
- redubs9
- scored9
- sorbed9
- cuber9
- cubes9
- curbs9
- scrob9
- scrub9
- bourse8
- cerous8
- course8
- crouse8
- source8
- bodes8
- bored8
- burds8
- bused8
- coder8
- codes8
- coeds8
- cords8
- cored8
- coude8
- credo8
- creds8
- crude8
- crudo8
- cruds8
- curds8
- cured8
- debur8
- decor8
- decos8
- dobes8
- douce8
- drubs8
- duces8
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