Words by starting letters

Words Starting With OBL

There are 86 words that start with OBL, from 6 letters to 15. The highest scoring is OBLIQUENESSES at 24 points in Scrabble, and 18 of them carry a J, Q, X or Z.

Common Words Starting With OBL And What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • OBLIGATION noun the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
  • OBLIQUE noun any grammatical case other than the nominative
  • OBLIGED adjective under a moral obligation to do something
  • OBLIGATED adjective caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course
  • OBLIVION noun the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  • OBLIGATORY adjective morally or legally constraining or binding
  • OBLATE noun a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life
  • OBLIGE verb force somebody to do something
  • OBLONG adjective (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
  • OBLATES noun form of OBLATE: a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nearby Lists

OAK · OAR · OAT · OBD · OBE · OBI · OBN · OBO · OBS · OBV · OCC · OCE · OCH · OCT · OCU · ODA · ODD · ODI · ODO · OEC · OED · OEN · OES · OFF

All of them: Words by starting letters.

The wider list: words starting with OB.