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Is OBLIGING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, OBLIGING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does OBLIGING mean?

  1. adjective

    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

    “to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8

O (1) + B (3) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for OBLIGING

OBLIGING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from OBLIGING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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