01 Word definition

obscurity

9 letters · 3 vowels · 6 consonants

Is OBSCURITY a word?

Yes. OBSCURITY is a 9-letter noun. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell OBSCURITY?

O-B-S-C-U-R-I-T-Y

OBSCURITY contains 9 letters, begins with O, and ends with Y.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

2noun

  1. an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known

    “he worked in obscurity for many years”
Synonyms
obscurenessabstrusenessreconditeness
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score16points
Words With Friends18points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is OBSCURITY spelled?

O1B2S3C4U5R6I7T8Y9
Starts withOBSFirst 3 letters
Ends withITYLast 3 letters
Unique letters9No repeated letters
Vowel balance3 / 6Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About OBSCURITY.

How do you spell OBSCURITY?

OBSCURITY is spelled O-B-S-C-U-R-I-T-Y. It contains 9 letters.