Is OBSCUREST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBSCUREST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBSCUREST mean?
Obscurest 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
9
Letters
O (1) + B (3) + S (1) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 OBSCUREST
OBSCUREST 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.
Anagrams of OBSCUREST
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from OBSCUREST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- subsector13
- becrusts12
- bescours12
- obscures12
- becrust11
- becurst11
- bescour11
- obscure11
- subsect11
- crustose10
- scouters10
- cubers10
- scrobs10
- scrubs10
- bourses9
- busters9
- corsets9
- costers9
- courses9
- couters9
- croutes9
- crusets9
- escorts9
- obtuser9
- scoters9
- scouter9
- sectors9
- sorbets9
- sources9
- strobes9
- sucrose9
- cuber9
- cubes9
- curbs9
- scrob9
- scrub9
- besots8
- bosser8
- bourse8
- bouses8
- broses8
- brutes8
- burets8
- burses8
- bursts8
- buster8
- buteos8
- cerous8
- cestos8
- cestus8
- corses8
- corset8
- cosets8
- cosset8
- coster8
- course8
- courts8
- couter8
- crests8
- crosse8
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