OBLIGATIVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. OBLIGATIVE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OBLIGATIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBLIGATIVE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBLIGATIVE
No single letter turns OBLIGATIVE into another word.
How OBLIGATIVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OBLIGATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBLIGATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in OBLIGATIVE
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Common questions about OBLIGATIVE
- Is OBLIGATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OBLIGATIVE is not in it.
- How many points is OBLIGATIVE worth?
- OBLIGATIVE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBLIGATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to OBLIGATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OBLIGATIVE:
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