OBLIGEMENTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. OBLIGEMENTS 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 accept it.
o1b3l1i1g2e1m3e1n1t1s1
Depends on the listOBLIGEMENTS · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept OBLIGEMENTS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.18%
Our own measure of how useful OBLIGEMENTS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBLIGEMENTS
No single letter turns OBLIGEMENTS into another word.
How OBLIGEMENTS scores
Scrabble o1b3l1i1g2e1m3e1n1t1s1 16
Words with Friends o1b4l2i1g3e1m4e1n2t1s1 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in OBLIGEMENTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBLIGEMENTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in OBLIGEMENTS
obligement15 bemingles14 semiglobe14 ignoblest12 molesting12 bilestone11 lemoniest11 limestone11 meloniest11 milestone11 bemeting13 bemingle13 besoming13 gombeens13 misbegot13 sembling13 embolies12 embolise12 nimblest12 beesting11 beetling11 beignets11 beltings11 biltongs11 blingest11 boltings11 eglomise11 emongest11 englobes11 gemstone11 glebiest11 globiest11 inglobes11 longtime11 meetings11 meltings11 mitogens11 obligees11 smelting11 steeming11
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Common questions about OBLIGEMENTS
- Is OBLIGEMENTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBLIGEMENTS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBLIGEMENTS worth?
- OBLIGEMENTS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBLIGEMENTS?
- No single letter can be added to OBLIGEMENTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OBLIGEMENTS:
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