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Yes. The word obituary is a Scrabble US word. The word obituary is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word obituary is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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8-letter words (1 found)

OBITUARY,

6-letter words (9 found)

ABITUR,ORBITA,ORBITY,OUTBAR,RUBATI,RUBATO,TABOUR,TARBOY,YAOURT,

5-letter words (25 found)

ABORT,ABOUT,ARIOT,BAYOU,BIOTA,BITOU,BOART,BORTY,BOYAR,BOYAU,BRUIT,ORBIT,OTARY,OUBIT,OUTBY,RATIO,RUBAI,RYBAT,TABOR,TUBAR,TURBO,URBIA,YARTO,YOURT,YURTA,

4-letter words (65 found)

ABRI,ABUT,AIRT,AIRY,AITU,ARTI,ARTY,AUTO,BAIT,BAUR,BAYT,BIRO,BITO,BOAR,BOAT,BORA,BORT,BOTA,BOUT,BRAT,BRAY,BRIO,BRIT,BRUT,BUAT,BUOY,BURA,BURY,IOTA,OARY,OATY,OBIA,OBIT,ORBY,OUTA,RABI,RAIT,RATO,RATU,RIBA,RIOT,ROTA,ROTI,ROUT,RUBY,RYOT,TABI,TABU,TARO,TIAR,TIRO,TOBY,TORA,TORI,TORY,TOUR,TRAY,TRIO,TROU,TROY,TUBA,TYRO,URAO,YOUR,YURT,

3-letter words (63 found)

ABO,ABY,AIR,AIT,ARB,ART,ARY,AYU,BAO,BAR,BAT,BAY,BIO,BIT,BOA,BOI,BOR,BOT,BOY,BRA,BRO,BRU,BUR,BUT,BUY,ITA,OAR,OAT,OBA,OBI,ORA,ORB,ORT,OUR,OUT,RAI,RAT,RAY,RIA,RIB,RIT,ROB,ROT,RUB,RUT,RYA,RYU,TAB,TAI,TAO,TAR,TAU,TAY,TOR,TOY,TRY,TUB,TUI,URB,UTA,YAR,YOB,YOU,

2-letter words (24 found)

AB,AI,AR,AT,AY,BA,BI,BO,BY,IO,IT,OB,OI,OR,OU,OY,TA,TI,TO,UR,UT,YA,YO,YU,

You can make 187 words from obituary according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of obituary

obituary

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin obituārius (“obituary”) + English -ary (suffix denoting something relating to another thing or used in a place). Obituārius is derived from Latin obitus (“act of approaching or going toward, an approach; act of going down, setting; of the sun: sunset; death; destruction, downfall, ruin”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns); while obitus is a noun use of the perfect passive participle of obeō (“to go to meet, go towards; (figurative) to die, pass away, perish; (astronomy) to set”), from ob- (prefix meaning ‘toward’) + eō (“to go, move”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbɪt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹi/, /əˈbɪt͡ʃɹi/, /əˈbɪtjʊ(ə)ɹi/, /əʊ-/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈbɪt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/, /əˈbɪt͡ʃuˌɜɹi/, /əˈbɪt͡ʃəɹi/, /oʊ-/
  • Hyphenation: obi‧tu‧a‧ry

Noun

obituary (plural obituaries)

  2. A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete), the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.
    (notice): Synonym: (colloquial) obit
  4. (by extension) A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast.
  5. (figurative) An announcement or description of the end of something.
  6. (historical) A register of deaths, especially one maintained by a religious institution; a necrology.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • obital (obsolete)
  • obitual

Translations

See also

  • necrographer

References

Further reading

  • obituary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “obituary”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “obituary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “obituary”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Source: wiktionary.org