Is OBLIGES a word?
OBLIGES is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, OBLIGES is a valid word.
What does obliges mean?
OBLIGES is an inflected form of oblige.
verb: force somebody to do something.
“We compel all students to fill out this form”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
OBLIGES: word details
- Pronunciation: uhb-LEYE-jihz (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside obliges
Words you can make from the letters of obliges.
Solve a whole rack, not just OBLIGES
OBLIGES is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does OBLIGES mean?
OBLIGES is an inflected form of oblige and is a verb. It means: force somebody to do something.
Is OBLIGES a valid word?
Yes, OBLIGES is a valid word. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.