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Words Starting With OB

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The open ENABLE word list has 394 words that start with OB, about 0.23% of the 172,434 words this site shows. The longest is OBJECTIONABLENESSES; the shortest are OBE and OBI. Using commonly used tile values, OBJECTIFICATIONS (32 points) scores the most. Words with no repeated letter: 90. This is a general word list, not any game's official one; always check the rules of your game.

At a glance

FactValue
Words in this list394
Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site0.23%
LongestOBJECTIONABLENESSES (19 letters)
ShortestOBE and OBI (3 letters)
Highest base score (common values)OBJECTIFICATIONS, 32
No repeated letters90

Most common next letter after OB

LetterWords
S123
L66
T49
J42
E41

What stands out

  • None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
  • 73 still form a word when the leading OB is removed, for example OBCONIC, OBCORDATE, OBES, OBEYED and OBEYER → CONIC, CORDATE, ES, EYED and EYER.
  • The most common endings here are -ES (66), -LY (33), -ED (26).
  • The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 4, found in 136 of these words.
  • The average length is 9.6 letters.
  • After OB, the letter S comes next most often (123 words).

All OB- words

3 letters 2

obe obi

4 letters 7

obes obey obia obis obit oboe obol

5 letters 11

obeah obeli obese obeys obias obits objet oboes obole oboli obols

6 letters 22

obeahs obelia obelus obeyed obeyer obiism object objets oblast oblate oblige oblong oboist oboles obolus obsess obtain obtect obtest obtund obtuse obvert

7 letters 39

obconic obelias obelise obelisk obelism obelize obesely obesity obeyers obeying obiisms objects oblasti oblasts oblates obliged obligee obliger obliges obligor oblique oblongs obloquy oboists obovate obovoid obscene obscure obsequy observe obtains obtests obtrude obtunds obtuser obverse obverts obviate obvious

8 letters 62

obduracy obdurate obeahism obedient obeisant obelised obelises obelisks obelisms obelized obelizes obeyable obituary objected objector oblately oblation oblatory obligate obligati obligato obligees obligers obliging obligors obliqued obliques oblivion oblongly obscener obscured obscurer obscures observed observer observes obsessed obsesses obsessor obsidian obsolete obstacle obstruct obtained obtainer obtected obtested obtruded obtruder obtrudes obtunded obturate obtusely obtusest obtusity obverses obverted obviable obviated obviates obviator obvolute

9 letters 69

obbligati obbligato obcordate obeahisms obedience obeisance obelising obelizing obesities obfuscate objectify objecting objection objective objectors objurgate oblations obligated obligates obligatos obliquely obliquing obliquity oblivions oblivious obloquies obnoxious obscenely obscenest obscenity obscurant obscurely obscurest obscuring obscurity obsequies observant observers observing obsessing obsession obsessive obsessors obsidians obsolesce obsoleted obsoletes obstacles obstetric obstinacy obstinate obstructs obtainers obtaining obtesting obtruders obtruding obtrusion obtrusive obtunding obturated obturates obturator obversely obverting obviating obviation obviators obviously

10 letters 48

obbligatos obduracies obdurately obediences obediently obeisances obeisantly obfuscated obfuscates obituaries obituarist objections objectives objectless objurgated objurgates oblateness obligately obligating obligation obligatory obligingly obliterate obnubilate obscurants obsequious observable observably observance observants obsessions obsessives obsolesced obsolesces obsoletely obsoleting obstetrics obstructed obstructor obtainable obtainment obtrusions obturating obturation obturators obtuseness obtusities obviations

11 letters 49

obfuscating obfuscation obfuscatory obituarists objectified objectifies objectively objectivism objectivist objectivity objurgating objurgation objurgatory obligations obliqueness obliquities obliterated obliterates obliterator obliviously obnoxiously obnubilated obnubilates obscenities obscurantic obscuration obscureness obscurities observables observances observantly observation observatory observingly obsessional obsessively obsolescent obsolescing obstetrical obstinacies obstinately obstructing obstruction obstructive obstructors obtainments obtrusively obturations obviousness

12 letters 28

obdurateness obfuscations objectifying objectivisms objectivists objurgations oblanceolate oblatenesses obligatorily obligingness obliterating obliteration obliterative obliterators obnubilating obnubilation obscurantism obscurantist obscurations obsequiously observations obsolescence obsoleteness obstetrician obstreperous obstructions obstructives obtusenesses

13 letters 27

objectionable objectionably objectiveness objectivistic objectivities obliquenesses obliterations obliviousness obnoxiousness obnubilations obscurantisms obscurantists obscurenesses observability observational observatories obsessionally obsessiveness obsolescences obsolescently obstetrically obstetricians obstinateness obstructively obtainability obtrusiveness obviousnesses

14 letters 8

obduratenesses objectlessness obligingnesses obsequiousness obsoletenesses obstreperously obstructionism obstructionist

15 letters 13

objectification objectivenesses obliviousnesses obnoxiousnesses observabilities observationally obsessivenesses obstinatenesses obstructionisms obstructionists obstructiveness obtainabilities obtrusivenesses

16 letters 5

objectifications objectlessnesses obsequiousnesses obstreperousness obstructionistic

17 letters 2

objectionableness obstructivenesses

18 letters 1

obstreperousnesses

19 letters 1

objectionablenesses

Using these words

To find words that start with OB using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type OB in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts OB???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.

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