5-Letter Words Starting With OB
There are 11 five-letter words starting with OB in our dictionary; 4 of them are common words.
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All 11 words
- obeys10 points
- obese7 points
- oboes7 points
- obits7 points
- objet14 points
- obeah10 points
- obeli7 points
- oboli7 points
- obias7 points
- obole7 points
- obols7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 11
- By usage: 3 very common, 1 common, 7 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- objet 14
- obeah 10
- obeys 10
- obeli 7
- obese 7
- obias 7
- obits 7
- oboes 7
- obole 7
- oboli 7
Most common
- obeys
- obese
- oboes
- obits
- objet
- obeah
- obeli
- oboli
- obias
- obole
Definitions
- obese (adjective)
- Excessively fat.
- obeah (noun)
- (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery.
There are 11 five-letter words starting with OB, and 4 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is OBJET at 14 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
Every score badge on this page is the sum of the tile values in the word, with no board multipliers applied. Classic tiles value the common letters at one point and the awkward letters higher, up to ten for Q and Z. Blank tiles score nothing. The actual points you earn depend on where the word lands, so a modest word on a double-word square beats a high-value word on plain squares. Use the badges to compare words quickly, then check the board for the multiplier that changes the picture.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with OB are there?
Our dictionary has 11 five-letter words starting with OB, of which 4 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with OB?
OBJET scores 14 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.