Is OBTUSENESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBTUSENESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBTUSENESSES mean?
Obtusenesses is a form of OBTUSENESS.
- noun
the quality of being slow to understand
- noun
the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
O (1) + B (3) + T (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 OBTUSENESSES
OBTUSENESSES 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 OBTUSENESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- obtuseness12
- obeseness11
- subsenses11
- tubenoses11
- bonesets10
- obsesses10
- subsense10
- subteens10
- subtones10
- tubenose10
- boneset9
- bonuses9
- bossest9
- bustees9
- butenes9
- subnets9
- subsets9
- subteen9
- subtone9
- stenoses8
- bentos8
- besets8
- besots8
- betons8
- bosses8
- bosuns8
- bouses8
- busses8
- bustee8
- butene8
- buteos8
- obsess8
- obtuse8
- subnet8
- subset8
- tsubos8
- outseen7
- outsees7
- sunsets7
- tonuses7
- beets7
- benes7
- bento7
- bents7
- beses7
- beset7
- besot7
- bests7
- beton7
- bones7
- bonus7
- bosun7
- bouse7
- bouts7
- bunts7
- buses7
- busts7
- buteo7
- butes7
- ebons7
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