Is OBSCURER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBSCURER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBSCURER mean?
Obscurer 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
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + B (3) + S (1) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 12 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 OBSCURER
OBSCURER 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 OBSCURER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bescour11
- curbers11
- obscure11
- cubers10
- curber10
- courser9
- scourer9
- cuber9
- cubes9
- curbs9
- scrob9
- scrub9
- borers8
- bourse8
- burros8
- cerous8
- corers8
- course8
- crores8
- crouse8
- cruors8
- curers8
- curser8
- cursor8
- recurs8
- resorb8
- scorer8
- source8
- cobs8
- cube8
- cubs8
- curb8
- borer7
- bores7
- bouse7
- brose7
- burro7
- burrs7
- burse7
- ceros7
- corer7
- cores7
- corse7
- crore7
- cruor7
- cruse7
- curer7
- cures7
- currs7
- curse7
- ecrus7
- rebus7
- recur7
- robes7
- rubes7
- score7
- scour7
- sober7
- suber7
- sucre7
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