8-Letter Words Starting With OBLIG
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With OBLIG
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With OBLIG 8 words
How common is OBLIG at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 eight-letter words that start with OBLIG. They average 11.1 points and the best is OBLIGING (12 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.1
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- e 12.5%
- g 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ee12.5%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with OBLIG
o 1b 3l 1i 1g 2i 1n 1g 2
O 1 + B 3 + L 1 + I 1 + G 2 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
obliging
- adjectiveshowing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others“to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover”
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How many eight-letter words that start with OBLIG are there?
There are 8 eight-letter words that start with OBLIG in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with OBLIG?
OBLIGING is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are OBLIGATE (11), OBLIGATI (11), OBLIGATO (11).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with OBLIG score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include OBLIGANT (11), OBLIGEES (11), OBLIGERS (11), OBLIGORS (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.