Is OBSOLETES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBSOLETES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBSOLETES mean?
Obsoletes is a form of OBSOLETE.
- adjective
no longer in use
“obsolete words”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + B (3) + S (1) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 OBSOLETES
OBSOLETES 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 OBSOLETES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bootless10
- obsolete10
- boletes9
- bootees9
- besets8
- besots8
- betels8
- bolete8
- boosts8
- bootee8
- botels8
- oboles8
- loosest7
- lotoses7
- toeless7
- beets7
- belts7
- beses7
- beset7
- besot7
- bests7
- betel7
- bless7
- blest7
- blets7
- blots7
- boles7
- bolos7
- bolts7
- boost7
- boots7
- botel7
- lobes7
- lobos7
- obese7
- oboes7
- obole7
- obols7
- slobs7
- stobs7
- looses6
- setose6
- sleets6
- soloes6
- sotols6
- steels6
- steles6
- stoles6
- stools6
- bees6
- beet6
- bels6
- belt6
- best6
- bets6
- blet6
- blot6
- bole6
- bolo6
- bolt6
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