261 words come out when you unscramble OBLIGATORY, starting with OBLIGATORY itself: 16 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from OBLIGATORY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 4 with 8, 14 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
BRAGLY scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble OBLIGATORY at 12 points, ahead of ORBITY and TARBOY on 11. TRIBAL and TAILOR are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble OBLIGATORY; 5 of them share the top score of 11. ROYAL, LABOR and BOOTY are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from OBLIGATORY, the top score is 10, reached by 4. BLOG, GRAY and YOGA are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words in OBLIGATORY tie at 8 points; none scores more. BIG, GAY and GOT will look familiar.
These 5 words have the length of OBLIGATORY, with one letter different:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BIGOTRY, BIOLOGY and OBLATORY (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept OBLIGATORY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBLIGATORY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 261) | 201 | 260 | 183 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
60 of the 261 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BATOLOGY, LIBATORY, BRAGLY, OBOLARY, GLOBY, GOOBY, ORBITY, TARBOY, BOOAY, BOTARGO, BOYG, GOOILY and 48 more. 18 of the 261 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OBLIGATOR, BATGIRL, BOGART, BROLGA, GOATY, GOOLY, TOOLBAR, LAIRY, BALTI, BIOG, BLAG, BLOG and 6 more. 1 of the 261 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: GOY.