OBLIGATION is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OBLIGATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBLIGATION?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBLIGATION is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBLIGATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
obligationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBLIGATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OBLIGATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBLIGATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OBLIGATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A duty or commitment that a person is bound to carry out by law, morals, a promise or a contract.
An obligation can be legal, like paying tax, or personal, like helping a friend who once helped you. The feeling of owing something is often what makes it binding, even when no rule forces it.
How OBLIGATION is used
Very common in everyday, legal and business English, often with under, as in being under no obligation to buy.
- She felt an obligation to visit her grandmother every week.
- The contract places a legal obligation on both sides.
- There is no obligation to buy anything at the sale.
- Meeting every family obligation left him little free time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBLIGATION and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OBLIGATION
2 longer words begin with OBLIGATION.
Shorter words from the letters in OBLIGATION
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Common questions about OBLIGATION
- Is OBLIGATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBLIGATION, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBLIGATION worth?
- OBLIGATION is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBLIGATION mean?
- A duty or commitment that a person is bound to carry out by law, morals, a promise or a contract.
- What letters can be added to OBLIGATION?
- OBLIGATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OBLIGATION:
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