OBLIGATO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OBLIGATO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBLIGATO?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBLIGATO is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBLIGATO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBLIGATO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OBLIGATO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBLIGATO has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OBLIGATO
- OBLIGATO begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OBLIGATO mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
An instrumental part in a piece that is important and must not be left out.
A violin obligato might weave around a singer, adding a second line the music depends on. The Italian word marks the part as essential, not optional. Many arias from the Baroque era include a flute obligato.
How OBLIGATO is used
Used in music scores and programme notes; the spelling obbligato is also found.
- The soprano sang over a cello obligato.
- The trumpet obligato makes the aria memorable.
- Without the obligato the piece sounds thin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBLIGATO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OBLIGATO
6 longer words begin with OBLIGATO.
Shorter words from the letters in OBLIGATO
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Common questions about OBLIGATO
- Is OBLIGATO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBLIGATO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBLIGATO worth?
- OBLIGATO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBLIGATO mean?
- An instrumental part in a piece that is important and must not be left out.
- What letters can be added to OBLIGATO?
- OBLIGATO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OBLIGATO:
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