347 words come out when you unscramble OBSTRUCTION, starting with OBSTRUCTION itself: 15 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from OBSTRUCTION by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 9, 21 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with OBSTRUCTION letters: OBTRUSION, for 11 points.
Of the 21 8-letter words in OBSTRUCTION, 6 score 12 points, the group's best. ROBOTICS, INSTRUCT and CONTOURS are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words from OBSTRUCTION; 11 of them share the top score of 11. BUTTONS, TOURIST and CONTOUR are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble OBSTRUCTION, the top score is 10, reached by 14. BUTTON, COTTON and COURTS are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 5-letter words from OBSTRUCTION tie at 9 points; none scores more. BONUS, BOOTS and COINS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in OBSTRUCTION, the top score is 8, reached by 4. COST, BORN and BOOT are the familiar ones.
COB and CUB are the top 3-letter words made with OBSTRUCTION letters, 7 points each. BUT, ITS and BIT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of OBSTRUCTION but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with OB · ending in ON · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BISCOTTO, OBSTRUCT, ROBOTICS and SUBTONIC (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
OBSTRUCTION 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBSTRUCTION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 347) | 272 | 345 | 256 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BURSICON, RUBICONS, BOOTCUT, RUBICON, BITTOURS, BORSIC, CONTRIST, COURBS, ISOBRONT, BITTORS, BITTOUR, BITTURS and 63 more, 75 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BISCOTTO, BICORNS, BOSONIC, CROSTINO, BOURSIN, SCROB, CUNITS, BIROS, BRUTS, TOUTONS, BIRO, CORS and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT, 2 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of OBSTRUCTION and one more.