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Is OBSTACLE a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list OBSTACLE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.
| Scrabble points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 15 | 8 |
What does OBSTACLE mean?
- nounsomething immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
- nounan obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
Definitions from WordNet.
Hooks for OBSTACLE
Add a letter to make a new word: OBSTACLES.
Words inside OBSTACLE
- ALSO4
- LAST4
- BEST6
- CASE6
- LET3
- LOT3
- SET3
- CLOSE7
- ABLE6
- LEAST5
- LOST4
- ACT5
- LATE4
- COST6
- EAST4
- LOSE4
- EAT3
- SEA3
- TABLE7
- BASE6
- BEAT6
- SALE4
- COAST7
- LOTS4
- SCALE7
- CAST6
- BET5
- CAT5
- SEAT4
- BOAT6
- TEA3
- ACTS6
- SALT4
- SAT3
- CABLE9
- STABLE8
- CATS6
- COAL6
- LETS4
- CASTLE8
- BELT6
- COAT6
- LAB5
- STEAL5
- TABLES8
- BEAST7
- BLAST7
- BAT5
- SEC5
- SEAL4
- SOLE4
- TALE4
- ATE3
- LAS3
- BEATS7
- BOATS7
- COSTA7
- BETA6
- COLE6
- STOLE5
- CLOSET8
- ACE5
- TALES5
- SLOT4
- TOE3
- CAB7
- BOLT6
- COL5
- COS5
- TAB5
- EATS4
- TOES4
- CABLES10
- LOCATE8
- ABS5
- TEL3
- BATS6
- BETS6
- LABS6
- LACE6
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About this list
Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.
Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.
Look up OBSTACLE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is OBSTACLE a Scrabble word?
OBSTACLE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.
How many points is OBSTACLE worth?
OBSTACLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does OBSTACLE mean?
Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted.