Is OBSTINATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBSTINATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBSTINATE mean?
- verb
persist stubbornly
“he obstinates himself against all rational arguments”
- adjective
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- adjective
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
- adjective
resistant to guidance or discipline
“Mary Mary quite contrary”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 9
O (1) + B (3) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (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 OBSTINATE
OBSTINATE 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 OBSTINATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- botanies10
- botanise10
- botanist10
- niobates10
- obeisant10
- banties9
- basinet9
- bastion9
- batiste9
- battens9
- bistate9
- boniest9
- bonitas9
- botnets9
- niobate9
- obtains9
- absent8
- basion8
- batons8
- batten8
- beanos8
- bentos8
- betons8
- bettas8
- binate8
- bionts8
- biotas8
- bitten8
- boites8
- bonita8
- bonsai8
- botnet8
- obtain8
- obtest8
- sabine8
- sobeit8
- tobies8
- atonies7
- instate7
- notates7
- oatiest7
- satinet7
- station7
- toniest7
- abets7
- baits7
- banes7
- basin7
- baste7
- bates7
- baton7
- batts7
- beano7
- beans7
- beast7
- beats7
- bento7
- bents7
- besot7
- betas7
Study OBSTINATE and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.