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.
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
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
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.
What does OBLIGEMENTS mean in Scrabble?
OBLIGEMENTS is the plural of OBLIGEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in OBLIGEMENTS
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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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