Words That Start With OBS
- 179 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With OBS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With OBS 179 words
6-Letter Words Starting With OBS 2
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With OBS 5
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With OBS 16
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With OBS 32
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With OBS 26
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With OBS 37
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With OBS 21
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With OBS 19
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With OBS 7
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With OBS 8
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With OBS 3
17-Letter Words Starting With OBS 1
18-Letter Words Starting With OBS 1
How common is OBS at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 179 words that start with OBS. Most are 11 letters long, they average 15.8 points, the best is OBSEQUIOUSNESSES (27 points) and 41.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 179
- Most common length
- 11 letters
- 37 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.8
- out of 27 max
- Longest word
- OBSTREPEROUSNESSES
- 18 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 41.3% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 41.3%
- y 14%
- e 9.5%
Top vowel pairs
- io20.7%
- ou5.6%
- ie4.5%
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 word that starts with OBS
o 1b 3s 1e 1q 10u 1i 1o 1u 1s 1n 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1
O 1 + B 3 + S 1 + E 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + I 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 + N 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 27 points
- Double word
- 54 pts
- Triple word
- 81 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
obsequiousnesses
Form of obsequiousness
- nounabject or cringing submissiveness
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How many words that start with OBS are there?
There are 179 words that start with OBS in our combined English word list. The most common length is 11 letters, with 37 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with OBS?
OBSEQUIOUSNESSES is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are OBSEQUIOUSLY (26), OBSEQUIOUSNESS (25), OBSTRUCTIVENESSES (24).
What are some common words that start with OBS?
Everyday examples include OBSERVATION, OBSERVE, OBSCURE, OBSOLETE, OBSERVER, OBSCURITY, OBSESSION, OBSTRUCT. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with OBS?
OBSTREPEROUSNESSES has 18 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, OBSERVATORIES (13 letters) is the longest common one.