obscurity

1. An instance of being imperfectly known or difficult to understand.

2. Deficiency or absence of light; darkness.

3. One that is unknown.

4. The quality or condition of being imperfectly known or difficult to understand: "writings meant to be understood . . . by all, composed without deliberate obscurity or hidden motives” ( National Review).

5. The quality or condition of being unknown: "Even utter obscurity need not be an obstacle to [political] success” ( New Republic).

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
obscurity	16	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
bi	4
bo	4
by	7
is	2
it	2
oi	2
or	2
os	2
oy	5
si	2
so	2
ti	2
to	2
us	2
ut	2
yo	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
bio	5
bis	5
bit	5
bos	5
bot	5
boy	8
bro	5
bur	5
bus	5
but	5
buy	8
bys	8
cis	5
cob	7
cor	5
cos	5
cot	5
coy	8
cru	5
cry	8
cub	7
cur	5
cut	5
icy	8
its	3
obi	5
orb	5
orc	5
ors	3
ort	3
our	3
out	3
rib	5
rob	5
roc	5
rot	3
rub	5
rut	3
ryu	6
sib	5
sic	5
sir	3
sit	3
sob	5
soc	5
sot	3
sou	3
soy	6
sri	3
sty	6
sub	5
tic	5
tis	3
tor	3
toy	6
try	6
tub	5
tui	3
urb	5
uts	3
yob	8
you	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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bits	6
bort	6
bots	6
bout	6
boys	9
brio	6
bris	6
brit	6
bros	6
brut	6
buoy	9
burs	6
bury	9
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busy	9
buts	6
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cist	6
city	9
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coir	6
cors	6
cory	9
cost	6
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crit	6
crus	6
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curs	6
curt	6
cuts	6
cyst	9
obis	6
obit	6
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orby	9
orcs	6
orts	4
otic	6
ours	4
oust	4
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ribs	6
riot	4
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rocs	6
rosy	7
roti	4
rots	4
rout	4
rubs	6
ruby	9
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ryot	7
ryus	7
scot	6
scry	9
scut	6
sorb	6
sori	4
sort	4
sour	4
stir	4
stob	6
stub	6
suit	4
sybo	9
tics	6
tiro	4
toby	9
torc	6
tori	4
tors	4
tory	7
tour	4
toys	7
trio	4
trou	4
troy	7
tubs	6
tuis	4
tyro	7
urbs	6
uric	6
yobs	9
your	7
yous	7
yurt	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
bitsy	10
boric	9
borts	7
borty	10
bousy	10
bouts	7
brios	7
brits	7
brosy	10
bruit	7
bruts	7
buoys	10
burst	7
busty	10
coirs	7
corby	12
court	7
cribs	9
crits	7
crust	7
cubit	9
curbs	9
curio	7
curst	7
cutis	7
ictus	7
obits	7
orbit	7
outby	10
riots	5
rosti	5
rotis	5
roust	5
routs	5
rusty	8
ryots	8
scour	7
scout	7
scrob	9
scrub	9
stoic	7
story	8
stour	5
stroy	8
tiros	5
torcs	7
toric	7
torsi	5
torus	5
tours	5
trios	5
trois	5
troys	8
tsubo	7
turbo	7
tyros	8
yours	8
yurts	8
corys	10

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
bistro	8
bruits	8
bursty	11
bustic	10
citrus	8
coitus	8
courts	8
crusty	11
cubist	10
cubits	10
curios	8
curtsy	11
orbits	8
outcry	11
rictus	8
robust	8
rustic	8
sorbic	10
stoury	9
subito	8
suitor	6
torics	8
turbos	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
butyric	14
citrous	9
citrusy	12
strobic	11

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
bistoury	13

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
obscurity	16