282 words come out when you unscramble OBSCURING, starting with OBSCURING itself: 14 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from OBSCURING split into 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 21 with 7, 51 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words made with OBSCURING letters, COBURGS and CURBING tie for first at 12 points. SCORING and CURSING are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words from OBSCURING are led by COBURG and CUBING, 11 points each. BRINGS, BORING and COUSIN are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble OBSCURING, 8 score 9 points, the group's best. BRING, BONUS and COINS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in OBSCURING; 4 of them share the top score of 8. BORN, ICON and BUGS are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words made with OBSCURING letters are led by COB and CUB, 7 points each. BIG, BIN and SUB are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of OBSCURING but one, change that one, and you get:
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What OBSCURING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
OBSCURING works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBSCURING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 282) | 220 | 282 | 198 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
62 of the 282 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COURBING, BURSICON, COBURGS, RUBICONS, COBURG, RUBICON, BORSIC, COURBS, COURING, CURINGS, ROBINGS, SOUCING and 50 more. 22 of the 282 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BICORNS, BOINGS, BOURSIN, SCROB, BIGOS, BIOGS, BRUNG, BING, BIOG, BIROS, CIGS, BIRO and 10 more.
This word takes every letter of OBSCURING plus a single extra one.