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Obscures

o 1b 3s 1c 3u 1r 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of obscure

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does obscures mean?

verb

  1. make less visible or unclear

    “The stars are obscured by the clouds”

    Synonymsbefogbecloudobnubilatehaze overfog

  2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

    “Her remarks confused the debate”

    Synonymsconfuseblurobnubilate

  3. make obscure or unclear

    “The distinction was obscured”

    Synonymsbedimovercloud

  4. reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

  5. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

    “a hidden message”

    Synonymsblot outobliterateveilhide

Definitions shown for obscure, the base form of obscures.

Is OBSCURES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is OBSCURES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
o 1b 3s 1c 3u 1r 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
o 1b 4s 1c 4u 2r 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
o 1b 4s 1c 4u 2r 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
o 1b 4s 1c 3u 2r 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in OBSCURES

Anagrams 1

bescours

Hooks for OBSCURES

Add one letter to the front or back of OBSCURES to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

obscurest

Words that end like OBSCURES

Common words that share the ending -URES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

featureslecturesmeasurespicturesassuresensuresfiguresstructurescapturesculturesfailurescreaturesinjurespressuresreassurescensuresclosuresconjuresfissuresfixturesgesturesmixturesnurturespastures
All words ending in -URES

Obscures: quick answers

Is OBSCURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OBSCURES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OBSCURES worth?
OBSCURES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does obscures mean?
obscures is the third-person singular form of obscure, which means “make less visible or unclear”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OBSCURES?
You can make 223 shorter words from OBSCURES, such as BESCOUR, OBSCURE, SCROBES, CORBES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of OBSCURES?
OBSCURES rearranges into BESCOURS.