Is OBTUSELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBTUSELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBTUSELY mean?
- adverb
in a stupid manner
“he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + B (3) + T (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 13 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 OBTUSELY
OBTUSELY 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 OBTUSELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blousy11
- bluesy11
- blueys11
- butyls11
- outbye11
- subtly11
- bluey10
- bousy10
- buoys10
- busty10
- butyl10
- bytes10
- obeys10
- outby10
- boletus9
- beys9
- boys9
- buoy9
- busy9
- buys9
- byes9
- byte9
- obey9
- sybo9
- toby9
- yobs9
- blouse8
- bluest8
- bluets8
- botels8
- boules8
- boults8
- bustle8
- buteos8
- butles8
- obelus8
- obtuse8
- sublet8
- sublot8
- subtle8
- lousy8
- lusty8
- style8
- suety8
- youse8
- yules8
- bey8
- boy8
- buy8
- bye8
- bys8
- yob8
- belts7
- besot7
- blest7
- blets7
- blots7
- blues7
- bluet7
- boles7
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