Unscramble OBFUSCATE and you have 237 words, OBFUSCATE itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is OUTFACES, 13 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from OBFUSCATE split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 24 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
OUTFACES is the only one of the 8-letter words in OBFUSCATE; it scores 13 points.
Of the 24 6-letter words you get when you unscramble OBFUSCATE, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. FAUCET, FACETS and COATES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words from OBFUSCATE, the top score is 10, reached by 9. ABOUT, CAUSE and FOCUS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble OBFUSCATE, 12 score 9 points, the group's best. BEST, FAST and FACT are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words from OBFUSCATE; 4 of them share the top score of 8. BUT, ACT and CUT are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of OBFUSCATE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with OB · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by OUTFACES (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept OBFUSCATE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBFUSCATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 237) | 186 | 237 | 165 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FUSTOC, BAFTS, BASUCO, BUFOS, FEATOUS, SCUFT, SUBACT, BAFT, BUFO, CAUF, FOUATS, FOUEST and 39 more, 51 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BOEUFS, CUBESAT, BOEUF, CAFS, COTEAUS, FABS, CAF, FAB, FESTA, BUTES, FEST, BAES and 9 more, 21 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of OBFUSCATE and one more.