OBLIQUEST

What OBLIQUEST Means

OBLIQUEST is a form of OBLIQUE, which means:

1. noun: any grammatical case other than the nominative
2. noun: a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
3. adjective: slanting or inclined in direction or course or position, neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled“the oblique rays of the winter sun”
4. adjective: indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading“used devious means to achieve success”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

OBLIQUEST is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as O1 B3 L1 I1 Q10 U1 E1 S1 T1.

Anagrams of OBLIQUEST (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In OBLIQUEST

330 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (1)

7 letter words (7)

6 letter words (41)

5 letter words (90)

4 letter words (101)

3 letter words (65)

2 letter words (25)

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