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OBSCURE
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
O
1
B
3
S
1
C
3
U
1
R
1
E
1
Σ
11
Definitions
Verb
- make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
- make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
- reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
- make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
- make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
Adjective
- not clearly expressed or understood; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
- marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"
- remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
- not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw"
- not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
- difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word OBSCURE
Yes, OBSCURE is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 11 points in Scrabble. Because it is a 7-letter word, playing it will also earn you a bingo bonus if you use all your tiles! It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
OBSCURE is a 7-letter word. It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.