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Is obliger a Scrabble word?

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

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Is obliger a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is obliger a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word obliger is a Words With Friends word. The word obliger is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (2 found)

GLOBIER,OBLIGER,

6-letter words (7 found)

BOILER,GERBIL,GLOIRE,LIBERO,LOGIER,OBLIGE,REBOIL,

5-letter words (23 found)

BILGE,BIRLE,BLORE,BOGIE,BOGLE,BOREL,BROIL,GIBEL,GIBER,GLOBE,GLOBI,GOIER,GREBO,LIBER,LIGER,LOGIE,OBELI,OGLER,OILER,ORIEL,REOIL,RIGOL,ROBLE,

4-letter words (47 found)

BEGO,BERG,BIER,BILE,BIOG,BIRL,BIRO,BLOG,BOIL,BOLE,BORE,BREI,BRIE,BRIG,BRIO,BROG,EORL,ERGO,GIBE,GIRL,GIRO,GLEI,GLIB,GLOB,GOBI,GOEL,GOER,GOLE,GORE,GORI,LEIR,LIER,LIRE,LOBE,LOBI,LOGE,LOIR,LORE,OGLE,OGRE,ORLE,REGO,RIEL,RILE,ROBE,ROIL,ROLE,

3-letter words (43 found)

BEG,BEL,BIG,BIO,BOG,BOI,BOR,BRO,EGO,ERG,GEL,GEO,GER,GIB,GIE,GIO,GOB,GOE,GOR,IRE,LEG,LEI,LIB,LIE,LIG,LOB,LOG,LOR,OBE,OBI,OIL,OLE,ORB,ORE,ORG,REB,REG,REI,REO,RIB,RIG,ROB,ROE,

2-letter words (15 found)

BE,BI,BO,EL,ER,GI,GO,IO,LI,LO,OB,OE,OI,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 138 words from obliger according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of obliger

obliger

Etymology

oblige +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈblaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Noun

obliger (plural obligers)

  1. One who, or that which, obliges.
    • a. 1639, Henry Wotton, a letter to Edmund Bacon

References

  • “obliger”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • oilberg

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French obliger, from Old French obligier, borrowed from Latin obligāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.bli.ʒe/
  • Homophones: obligé, obligeai

Verb

obliger

  1. (transitive) to oblige, to require, to compel, to force someone (to do something: (transitive with à))
    Synonyms: contraindre, forcer
  2. (passive voice) (transitive with de) to have to
    Synonym: devoir
  3. (Louisiana) to help, to aid
    Synonym: aider

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written oblige- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Derived terms

  • noblesse oblige

Related terms

  • obligation
    • obligataire / obligationnaire
  • obligatoire
  • obligatoirement
  • désobliger

Further reading

  • “obliger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Verb

obliger

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of obligō

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French obligier, from Latin obligāre, present active infinitive of obligō.

Verb

obliger

  1. (transitive) to oblige

Conjugation

  • As parler except an extra e is inserted after the final g before a and o.
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

  • French: obliger

Source: wiktionary.org