obtuse
Obtuse is also used as adjective, with meanings including of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees.
Length
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
10
Starts
OB
Ends
USE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “OBTUSE” Mean?
/əbˈtjuːs/
obtuse has 4 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
4 sensesof an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
(of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
lacking in insight or discernment
“too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior”
“{'source': 'Jasper Griffin', 'text': 'a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin'}”
Synonyms
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
“so dense he never understands anything I say to him”
“never met anyone quite so dim”
“{'source': 'Thackeray', 'text': 'although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick'}”
“dumb officials make some really dumb decisions”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
Length
6 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
O, B, T, U, S, E
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆OBTUSE has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OBTUSE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★★☆OBTUSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
VCCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
OB, BT, TU, US, SE
Trigrams
OBT, BTU, TUS, USE
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