Unscramble OBSTACLES and you have 289 words, OBSTACLES itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. OBSTACLE is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from OBSTACLES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 21 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
CABLETS and COBALTS share the top score of 11 among the 7-letter words in OBSTACLES. CLOSEST, CASTLES and STABLES are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble OBSTACLES tie at 10 points; none scores more. TABLES, CABLES and CASTLE will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from OBSTACLES, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. CLASS, CASES and CABLE are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in OBSTACLES; 5 of them share the top score of 8. BEST, CASE and ABLE are everyday picks.
BAC, CAB and COB are the top 3-letter words made with OBSTACLES letters, 7 points each. LET, ACT and LOT will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of OBSTACLES, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with OB · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
OBSTACLES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. OBSTACLES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBSTACLES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 234 | 289 | 216 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ALECOSTS, SCATOLES, ALECOST, BASTLES, COSTALS, SCATOLE, SCLATES, ABLETS, BACS, BASTLE, BASTOS, BETOSS and 43 more, 55 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SABLEST, TELCOS, BEALS, CALOS, BAES, BEAL, CALS, BAE, BES, CAL, ECO, LOC and 6 more, 18 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of OBSTACLES spell the words below.