127 words come out when you unscramble OBLIQUES, starting with OBLIQUES itself: 19 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from OBLIQUES split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 6 with 6, 23 with 5, 38 with 4, 40 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words made with OBLIQUES letters: OBLIQUE, for 18 points.
SQUIB scores highest among the 5-letter words from OBLIQUES at 16 points, ahead of QUESO on 14 and BILES on 7. BLUES, BOILS and LUBES are the ones most people know.
Among 38 4-letter words you get when you unscramble OBLIQUES, the top score is 6, reached by 18. BLUE, SOUL and LOSE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of OBLIQUES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with OB · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
OBLIQUES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. OBLIQUES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBLIQUES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 127) | 102 | 127 | 97 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BOSIE, BULSE, LOBUS, BOIS, LOBI, SLEB, BOI, EUSOL, OBS, EUOI, LOUS, OB and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: QUESO, QIS, QI, BES and OI, 5 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of OBLIQUES and one more.