Is OBSTRUCTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBSTRUCTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBSTRUCTED mean?
- adjective
shut off to passage or view or hindered from action
“a partially obstructed passageway”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + B (3) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 OBSTRUCTED
OBSTRUCTED 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 OBSTRUCTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- obscured13
- obstruct12
- subcode12
- destruct11
- doubters11
- eductors11
- obtrudes11
- redoubts11
- becrust11
- becurst11
- bescour11
- obscure11
- curbed11
- bursted10
- coursed10
- courted10
- crudest10
- crusted10
- debtors10
- doubter10
- doucest10
- eductor10
- obtrude10
- outbred10
- redoubt10
- rosebud10
- scoured10
- scouted10
- sourced10
- strobed10
- cubers10
- obtect10
- cubed10
- bettors9
- brutest9
- butters9
- cotters9
- couters9
- croutes9
- curtest9
- cutters9
- obtuser9
- scouter9
- scutter9
- turbots9
- bestud9
- boused9
- bruted9
- busted9
- butted9
- coders9
- costed9
- coudes9
- credos9
- crudes9
- crudos9
- cursed9
- debtor9
- deburs9
- debuts9
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