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Definition of abstruse

"abstruse" in the adjective sense

1. abstruse, deep, recondite

difficult to penetrate incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

"the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"

"a deep metaphysical theory"

"some recondite problem in historiography"

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Quotations for abstruse

We have some writers so abstruse and deep that they drown themselves in their fathomless sentences. [ H. W. Shaw ]

The excellence of aphorisms consists not so much in the expression of some rare or abstruse sentiment, as in the comprehension of some useful truth in few words. [ Johnson ]

There are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and well-written piece of nonsense, than in the most abstruse and profound tract of school divinity. [ Addison ]

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abstruse in Scrabble®

The word abstruse is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters abstruse:

ABSTRUSE
(99)
ABSTRUSE
(99)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

abusers, basters, breasts, bursate, busters

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In abstruse

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abstruse in Words With Friends™

The word abstruse is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters abstruse:

ABUSERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
BUSTERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
BURSATE
(98 = 63 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

abusers, basters, breasts, bursate, busters

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In abstruse

ABUSERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
BUSTERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
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(95 = 60 + 35)
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ABSTRUSE
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Words containing the sequence abstruse

Words that start with abstruse (5 words)

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Words with abstruse in them (1 word)

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Words that end with abstruse (1 word)

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Word Growth involving abstruse

Shorter words in abstruse

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Longer words containing abstruse

abstrusely

abstruseness

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