OBLITERATION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OBLITERATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBLITERATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBLITERATION is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBLITERATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
obliterationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBLITERATION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in OBLITERATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBLITERATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OBLITERATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The complete destruction or wiping out of something so that no trace remains.
Obliteration can describe a city flattened in war, a text scrubbed from a page or a memory erased entirely. It stresses totality: not damage, but disappearance.
How OBLITERATION is used
Used about war, erasure of records and the elimination of evidence or landmarks.
- The obliteration of the village left only a field.
- Rain caused the obliteration of the chalk marks.
- Total obliteration was the aim of the bombing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBLITERATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OBLITERATION
1 longer words begin with OBLITERATION.
Shorter words from the letters in OBLITERATION
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Common questions about OBLITERATION
- Is OBLITERATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBLITERATION, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBLITERATION worth?
- OBLITERATION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBLITERATION mean?
- The complete destruction or wiping out of something so that no trace remains.
- What letters can be added to OBLITERATION?
- OBLITERATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of OBLITERATION:
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