Is OBTRUSIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBTRUSIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBTRUSIVENESS mean?
- noun
an unwelcome conspicuousness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
O (1) + B (3) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 18 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 OBTRUSIVENESS
OBTRUSIVENESS 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 OBTRUSIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- subservient16
- subversions16
- subversion15
- obsessive14
- obtrusive14
- overbites14
- subserves14
- overissues13
- vitreouses13
- bouviers13
- observes13
- obverses13
- overbets13
- overbite13
- subserve13
- subvenes13
- subverts13
- verboten13
- isobutenes12
- obtuseness12
- robustness12
- subentries12
- tenebrious12
- eversions12
- investors12
- ostensive12
- outserves12
- overissue12
- overtness12
- reinvests12
- sirventes12
- souvenirs12
- universes12
- votresses12
- bouvier12
- bovines12
- brevets12
- observe12
- obverse12
- obverts12
- overbet12
- subvene12
- subvert12
- verbose12
- burstones11
- bustiness11
- isobutene11
- soberness11
- suberises11
- subseries11
- subsister11
- tenebrous11
- tubenoses11
- tuberoses11
- estovers11
- eversion11
- inverses11
- investor11
- nerviest11
- outserve11
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