Jumble solved
Is OBLIGATION a word? Yes.
OBLIGATION is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 10 letters, worth 13 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 1 anagram, with 289 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 289
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 10 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 5 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 5 vowels (O, I, A, I, O) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (B, L, G, T, N).
obligation in a sentence
“A tender conscience is a stronger obligation than a proson.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of OBLIGATION
One word uses all 10 letters:
- obligation
10-letter words
1 word found9-letter words
1 word found8-letter words
11 words found7-letter words
16 words found+ 1 more 7-letter word
6-letter words
33 words found+ 18 more 6-letter words
5-letter words
54 words found+ 39 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
84 words found+ 69 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
66 words found+ 51 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
23 words found+ 8 more 2-letter words
Words hidden inside OBLIGATION
Without moving a single letter, reading obligation straight through uncovers 4 shorter words — ligation, obligati, gat, ion. The longest unbroken run is ligation.
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Shorter words inside OBLIGATION — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to OBLIGATION
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and obligation opens up 1 11-letter word. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
10
Distinct
8
Vowels
50%
O, I, A, I, O
Consonants
50%
B, L, G, T, N
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Solving OBLIGATION: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters obligation?
Rearranging the 10 letters in obligation produces 289 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 10-letter answer obligation here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does obligation have any anagrams?
Using all 10 letters, obligation rearranges into exactly one word: obligation.
What is the longest word you can make from obligation?
The longest solution is obligation at 10 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from obligation?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: obligation yields ago, ail, ain, ait, alb, alt, ani, ant, bag and bal. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "obligation" used in a sentence?
Obligation is itself a valid word. For example: "A tender conscience is a stronger obligation than a proson." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from obligation scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, obligation is the top scorer from obligation at 13 points, followed by abolition (11), bloating (11) and longboat (11). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside obligation?
Read left to right without moving any letters and obligation already contains 4 shorter words: ligation, obligati, gat and ion. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is ligation. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.