OBLIQUELY is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. OBLIQUELY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBLIQUELY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBLIQUELY is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBLIQUELY
No single letter turns OBLIQUELY into another word.
How OBLIQUELY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OBLIQUELY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBLIQUELY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OBLIQUELY mean in Scrabble?
OBLIQUELY is the adverb formed from OBLIQUE.
OBLIQUE(adjective) — Slanting or sloping, neither straight up and down nor at a right angle.
Shorter words from the letters in OBLIQUELY
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Common questions about OBLIQUELY
- Is OBLIQUELY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBLIQUELY, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBLIQUELY worth?
- OBLIQUELY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBLIQUELY?
- No single letter can be added to OBLIQUELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OBLIQUELY:
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