obtuseness
Obtuseness can refer to the quality of being slow to understand or the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point.
Length
10
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
OB
Ends
ESS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “OBTUSENESS” Mean?
obtuseness has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesthe quality of being slow to understand
Synonyms
the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point
Synonyms for OBTUSENESS
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
the quality of being slow to understand
Length
10 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
O, B, T, U, S, E, N, E, S, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆OBTUSENESS has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OBTUSENESS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆OBTUSENESS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆OBTUSENESS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGFEE
CV Pattern
VCCVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
OB, BT, TU, US, SE, EN, NE, ES, SS
Trigrams
OBT, BTU, TUS, USE, SEN, ENE, NES, ESS
Crossword Intelligence
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