DISOBLIGE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DISOBLIGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISOBLIGE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISOBLIGE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISOBLIGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISOBLIGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DISOBLIGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISOBLIGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISOBLIGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalarchaic
To offend or inconvenience someone by failing to act as they wish.
Disoblige belongs to old-fashioned courteous language, where a person regrets having to refuse a favour. It is the opposite of oblige and implies a small unkindness rather than real harm. Modern speech would say let someone down.
How DISOBLIGE is used
Disoblige is formal and dated, found mostly in older books.
- I am sorry to disoblige you, but the room is taken.
- He did not wish to disoblige his host.
- It would disoblige many neighbours if the shop closed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISOBLIGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISOBLIGE
4 longer words begin with DISOBLIGE.
Shorter words from the letters in DISOBLIGE
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Common questions about DISOBLIGE
- Is DISOBLIGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISOBLIGE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISOBLIGE worth?
- DISOBLIGE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISOBLIGE mean?
- To offend or inconvenience someone by failing to act as they wish.
- What letters can be added to DISOBLIGE?
- DISOBLIGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DISOBLIGE:
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