Is OBTUSER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBTUSER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBTUSER mean?
Obtuser is a form of OBTUSE.
- adjective
of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
- adjective
(of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
- adjective
lacking in insight or discernment
“too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior”
- adjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
“so dense he never understands anything I say to him”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
O (1) + B (3) + T (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 9 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 OBTUSER
OBTUSER 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 OBTUSER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bourse8
- brutes8
- burets8
- buster8
- buteos8
- obtuse8
- rebuts8
- robust8
- sorbet8
- strobe8
- tubers8
- turbos8
- besot7
- bores7
- borts7
- bouse7
- bouts7
- brose7
- brute7
- bruts7
- buret7
- burse7
- burst7
- buteo7
- butes7
- rebus7
- rebut7
- robes7
- rubes7
- sober7
- suber7
- tsubo7
- tuber7
- tubes7
- turbo7
- ouster6
- outers6
- routes6
- souter6
- stoure6
- best6
- bets6
- bore6
- bort6
- bots6
- bout6
- bros6
- brut6
- burs6
- bust6
- bute6
- buts6
- obes6
- orbs6
- rebs6
- robe6
- robs6
- rube6
- rubs6
- sorb6
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