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Is obeah a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word obeah is a Scrabble US word. The word obeah is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is obeah a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word obeah is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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5-letter words (2 found)

BOHEA,OBEAH,

3-letter words (13 found)

ABO,BAE,BAH,BAO,BOA,BOH,HAE,HAO,HOA,HOB,HOE,OBA,OBE,

2-letter words (14 found)

AB,AE,AH,BA,BE,BO,EA,EH,HA,HE,HO,OB,OE,OH,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 30 words from obeah according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of obeah

obeah boeah oebah eobah beoah eboah obaeh boaeh oabeh aobeh baoeh aboeh oeabh eoabh oaebh aoebh eaobh aeobh beaoh ebaoh baeoh abeoh eaboh aeboh obeha boeha oebha eobha beoha eboha obhea bohea ohbea hobea bhoea hboea oehba eohba oheba hoeba ehoba heoba behoa ebhoa bheoa hbeoa ehboa heboa obahe boahe oabhe aobhe baohe abohe obhae bohae ohbae hobae bhoae hboae oahbe aohbe ohabe hoabe ahobe haobe bahoe abhoe bhaoe hbaoe ahboe haboe oeahb eoahb oaehb aoehb eaohb aeohb oehab eohab oheab hoeab ehoab heoab oaheb aoheb ohaeb hoaeb ahoeb haoeb eahob aehob ehaob heaob aheob haeob beaho ebaho baeho abeho eabho aebho behao ebhao bheao hbeao ehbao hebao baheo abheo bhaeo hbaeo ahbeo habeo eahbo aehbo ehabo heabo ahebo haebo

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Definitions and meaning of obeah

obeah

Alternative forms

  • obe, obea, obi, obia, oby

Etymology

Uncertain; apparently from a Caribbean creole, probably ultimately from a West African language. The Oxford English Dictionary points to Igbo abià (“knowledge, wisdom”), obìa (“doctor, healer”). Cognate of Aukan obiya, Saramaccan obia, and Sranan Tongo obia.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊbɪə/
  • (Caribbean) IPA(key): /ˈobia/
  • Hyphenation: o‧be‧ah

Noun

obeah (countable and uncountable, plural obeahs)

  1. A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
  2. A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft.
  3. A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell.

Derived terms

Verb

obeah (third-person singular simple present obeahs, present participle obeahing, simple past and past participle obeahed)

  1. (transitive) To bewitch using this kind of folk magic.
    • 1906 December – 1907 May, Isabella S. Abel, “The Obeah-man”, in The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women, volume XXV, London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E.C., published 1907, OCLC 224679211, page 392:
      A poor old woman who thinks she has been Obeahed lies ill in an isolated hut on the short cut to New Castle. I discovered her while out shooting, and promised to send her medical aid. Her case is pressing.

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Anagrams

  • bohea

Source: wiktionary.org