obscure

ADJECTIVEVERB /əb'skjʊr/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O

obscure is a valid 7-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1B3S1C3U1R1E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does obscure mean?

ADJECTIVE · 6 SENSES
1

Not drawing attention.

“an obscure flaw”

SYNONYMS
2

Difficult to find.

“an obscure retreat”

SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
3

Not famous or acclaimed.

“an obscure family”

SIMILAR
4

Not clearly expressed or understood.

“an obscure turn of phrase”

“an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit”

SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
5

Marked by difficulty of style or expression.

“those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure”

SYNONYMS
6

Remote and separate physically or socially.

“an obscure village”

VERB · 5 SENSES
1

Reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa.

BROADER
2

Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing.

NARROWER
3

Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred.

NARROWER
4

Make obscure or unclear.

“The distinction was obscured”

5

Make less visible or unclear.

“The stars are obscured by the clouds”

“the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley”

NARROWER
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Anagrams of obscure

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