Is OBSEQUIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBSEQUIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBSEQUIES mean?
Obsequies is a form of OBSEQUY.
- noun
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
“hundreds of people attended his funeral”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 9
O (1) + B (3) + S (1) + E (1) + Q (10) + U (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 OBSEQUIES
OBSEQUIES 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 OBSEQUIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bisques18
- bosques18
- bisque17
- bosque17
- squibs17
- squib16
- quesos15
- eques14
- queso14
- suqs13
- qis12
- suq12
- qi11
- soubise9
- bouses8
- busies8
- beses7
- bises7
- bouse7
- buses7
- obese7
- bees6
- bios6
- bise6
- boss6
- buss6
- obes6
- obis6
- sibs6
- sobs6
- subs6
- issue5
- seise5
- souse5
- bee5
- bes5
- bio5
- bis5
- bos5
- bus5
- obe5
- obi5
- sib5
- sob5
- sub5
- eses4
- esse4
- oses4
- sees4
- seis4
- sous4
- sues4
- uses4
- be4
- bi4
- bo4
- ess3
- oes3
- ose3
- see3
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