OBLIQUE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. OBLIQUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBLIQUE?
| 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: 66 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBLIQUE is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBLIQUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBLIQUE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OBLIQUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does OBLIQUE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Slanting or sloping, neither straight up and down nor at a right angle.
In geometry an oblique line or angle departs from the perpendicular. In speech, an oblique remark approaches its subject indirectly instead of stating it plainly.
How OBLIQUE is used
Oblique describes slanted shapes and angles, and also hints or comments that are indirect.
- The sun cast long oblique shadows across the yard.
- He made only an oblique reference to the argument.
- An oblique angle is one that is not a right angle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBLIQUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OBLIQUE
7 longer words begin with OBLIQUE.
Shorter words from the letters in OBLIQUE
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Common questions about OBLIQUE
- Is OBLIQUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBLIQUE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBLIQUE worth?
- OBLIQUE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBLIQUE mean?
- Slanting or sloping, neither straight up and down nor at a right angle.
- What letters can be added to OBLIQUE?
- OBLIQUE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OBLIQUE:
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