Is OBLIQUELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OBLIQUELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OBLIQUELY mean?
- adverb
to, toward or at one side
“darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face”
- adverb
at an oblique angle
“the sun shone aslant into his face”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + B (3) + L (1) + I (1) + Q (10) + U (1) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 23 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 OBLIQUELY
OBLIQUELY 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 OBLIQUELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- oblique18
- quey16
- quell14
- quill14
- quoll14
- bluely11
- bulley11
- qi11
- belly10
- billy10
- bluey10
- bully10
- buoy9
- obey9
- boulle8
- lobule8
- bey8
- boy8
- buy8
- bye8
- yob8
- boule7
- libel7
- obeli7
- illy7
- lily7
- oily7
- yell7
- yill7
- yule7
- by7
- bell6
- bile6
- bill6
- blue6
- boil6
- bole6
- boll6
- bull6
- lobe6
- lube6
- ley6
- lye6
- you6
- louie5
- ollie5
- bel5
- bio5
- lib5
- lob5
- obe5
- obi5
- oy5
- ye5
- yo5
- lieu4
- lilo4
- be4
- bi4
- bo4
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