Is UNOBTRUSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNOBTRUSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNOBTRUSIVE mean?
- adjective
not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
“a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + O (1) + B (3) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 16 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 UNOBTRUSIVE
UNOBTRUSIVE 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 UNOBTRUSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- obtrusive14
- bouviers13
- subroutine12
- venturous12
- bouvier12
- bovines12
- obverts12
- subvert12
- investor11
- souvenir11
- unrivets11
- venturis11
- virtuose11
- virtuous11
- vitreous11
- bevors11
- bovine11
- obvert11
- bornites10
- bounties10
- burnouts10
- burstone10
- outburns10
- tribunes10
- tuberous10
- turbines10
- unburies10
- envious10
- enviros10
- inverts10
- nervous10
- niveous10
- outvies10
- renvois10
- revuist10
- striven10
- stuiver10
- unrivet10
- veinous10
- venturi10
- version10
- virtues10
- bevor10
- verbs10
- vibes10
- boniest9
- bornite9
- bournes9
- boursin9
- broiest9
- brunets9
- bunters9
- burnets9
- burnies9
- burnous9
- burnout9
- burtons9
- bustier9
- inburst9
- obtuser9
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