Word index

OBELISK

7 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What OBELISK Means

  1. noun: a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
  2. noun: a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

OBELISK is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as O1 B3 E1 L1 I1 S1 K5.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 63 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.