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Is obliterate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word obliterate is a Scrabble US word. The word obliterate is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is obliterate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word obliterate is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Yes. The word obliterate is a Words With Friends word. The word obliterate is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

OBLITERATE,

9-letter words (3 found)

ALBERTITE,BRIOLETTE,TRILOBATE,

8-letter words (15 found)

AEROLITE,BATTELER,BATTERIE,BLOTTIER,ETIOLATE,LABORITE,LATERITE,LIBERATE,LIBRETTO,LITERATE,LITERATO,REBOTTLE,TITRABLE,TOLERATE,TOTEABLE,

7-letter words (45 found)

ABETTER,ABETTOR,ABORTEE,AILETTE,ARIETTE,ATELIER,BATTERO,BATTIER,BATTLER,BEATIER,BERETTA,BETITLE,BIRETTA,BITRATE,BLATTER,BLEATER,BLITTER,BLOATER,BLOTTER,BOTTLER,BRATTLE,BRITTLE,EARLOBE,EBRIATE,ETAERIO,ITERATE,LIBRATE,LORETTE,ORBITAL,RATBITE,REALTIE,RETABLE,RETABLO,RETITLE,RETOTAL,TABLIER,TABORET,TERTIAL,TORTILE,TOTABLE,TRIABLE,TRIBLET,TRILOBE,TRIOLET,TROELIE,

6-letter words (91 found)

AEROBE,ALBEIT,ALBERT,ALBITE,AREOLE,ATTIRE,BAILEE,BAILER,BAILOR,BAITER,BARITE,BATLER,BATLET,BATTEL,BATTER,BATTLE,BEATER,BELATE,BELIER,BELTER,BERATE,BETOIL,BETTER,BETTOR,BITTER,BITTOR,BLATER,BOATEL,BOATER,BOATIE,BOILER,BOLETE,BOLETI,BOLTER,BORATE,BOREAL,BOTTLE,ELATER,ETOILE,LABRET,LATTER,LETTER,LETTRE,LIBATE,LIBERO,LIBRAE,LITTER,LOBATE,LOERIE,LOITER,LORATE,LOTTER,OATIER,OBELIA,OBITAL,OBITER,OBLATE,OLEATE,ORBITA,RATITE,RATTLE,REBAIT,REBATE,REBATO,REBITE,REBOIL,RELATE,RETAIL,RETIAL,RETILE,RIALTO,RIBLET,ROTATE,TABLET,TABRET,TAILER,TAILOR,TALBOT,TATLER,TERBIA,TERTIA,TILTER,TITLER,TOEBIE,TOEIER,TOILER,TOILET,TOLTER,TORTIE,TREBLE,TRIBAL,

5-letter words (127 found)

ABELE,ABLER,ABLET,ABOIL,ABORE,ABORT,AERIE,ALBEE,ALERT,ALTER,ARETE,ARETT,ARIEL,ARIOT,ARTEL,ATILT,BALER,BALTI,BEARE,BELAR,BELIE,BERET,BETEL,BETTA,BIOTA,BIRLE,BITER,BITTE,BLAER,BLARE,BLART,BLATE,BLATT,BLEAR,BLEAT,BLERT,BLITE,BLOAT,BLORE,BOART,BOITE,BOLAR,BORAL,BOREE,BOREL,BOTEL,BOTTE,BRAIL,BRITT,BROIL,EATER,ELATE,ELITE,ERBIA,ETTLE,IRATE,LABOR,LAREE,LATER,LATTE,LEARE,LEEAR,LIART,LIBER,LIBRA,LIROT,LITER,LITRE,LOBAR,LOTTA,LOTTE,OATER,OBELI,OILER,ORATE,ORBIT,ORIEL,OTTAR,OTTER,RAILE,RATEL,RATIO,REALO,REATE,REBEL,REBIT,RELET,RELIE,RELIT,REOIL,RETIA,RETIE,ROATE,ROBLE,ROTAL,ROTTE,TABER,TABLE,TABOR,TALER,TAROT,TATER,TATIE,TELAE,TELIA,TELOI,TERAI,TETRA,TETRI,TILER,TITER,TITLE,TITRE,TOILE,TOLAR,TORTA,TORTE,TOTAL,TOTER,TRAIL,TRAIT,TREAT,TRIAL,TRIBE,TRIOL,TRITE,TROAT,

4-letter words (167 found)

ABER,ABET,ABLE,ABRI,AERO,AIRT,ALBE,ALEE,ALIT,ALOE,ALTO,ARET,ARIL,ARLE,ARTI,BAEL,BAIL,BAIT,BALE,BARE,BATE,BATT,BEAL,BEAR,BEAT,BEER,BEET,BELT,BERE,BETA,BETE,BIER,BILE,BIRL,BIRO,BITE,BITO,BITT,BLAE,BLAT,BLEE,BLET,BLIT,BLOT,BOAR,BOAT,BOET,BOIL,BOLA,BOLE,BOLT,BORA,BORE,BORT,BOTA,BOTE,BOTT,BRAE,BRAT,BREE,BREI,BRIE,BRIO,BRIT,EALE,EARL,EORL,ETAT,ILEA,IOTA,LAER,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LATE,LATI,LEAR,LEAT,LEER,LEET,LEIR,LERE,LIAR,LIER,LIRA,LIRE,LITE,LOBE,LOBI,LOIR,LORE,LOTA,LOTE,LOTI,OBIA,OBIT,OLEA,ORAL,ORLE,RABI,RAIL,RAIT,RALE,RATE,RATO,REAL,REEL,RETE,RIAL,RIBA,RIEL,RILE,RIOT,RITE,RITT,ROBE,ROIL,ROLE,ROTA,ROTE,ROTI,ROTL,TABI,TAEL,TAIL,TAIT,TALE,TALI,TARE,TARO,TART,TATE,TEAL,TEAR,TEAT,TEEL,TEER,TEIL,TELA,TELE,TELT,TETE,TIAR,TIER,TILE,TILT,TIRE,TIRL,TIRO,TITE,TOEA,TOIL,TOIT,TOLA,TOLE,TOLT,TORA,TORE,TORI,TORT,TOTE,TRAT,TREE,TRET,TRIE,TRIO,TROT,

3-letter words (90 found)

ABO,AIL,AIR,AIT,ALB,ALE,ALT,ARB,ARE,ART,ATE,ATT,BAE,BAL,BAO,BAR,BAT,BEE,BEL,BET,BIO,BIT,BOA,BOI,BOR,BOT,BRA,BRO,EAR,EAT,EEL,ELT,ERA,ERE,ETA,IRE,ITA,LAB,LAR,LAT,LEA,LEE,LEI,LET,LIB,LIE,LIT,LOB,LOR,LOT,OAR,OAT,OBA,OBE,OBI,OIL,OLE,ORA,ORB,ORE,ORT,RAI,RAT,REB,REE,REI,REO,RET,RIA,RIB,RIT,ROB,ROE,ROT,TAB,TAE,TAI,TAO,TAR,TAT,TEA,TEE,TEL,TET,TIE,TIL,TIT,TOE,TOR,TOT,

2-letter words (29 found)

AB,AE,AI,AL,AR,AT,BA,BE,BI,BO,EA,EE,EL,ER,ET,IO,IT,LA,LI,LO,OB,OE,OI,OR,RE,TA,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 569 words from obliterate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of obliterate

obliterate

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin obliterātus, oblitterātus (“having been blotted out, effaced, erased; having been forgotten”) + English -ate (suffix meaning ‘to act in [the specified manner]’ forming verbs, and ‘characterized by [the specified thing]’ forming adjectives). Obliterātus and oblitterātus are respectively the perfect passive participles of obliterō and oblitterō (“to blot out, efface, erase, obliterate; to cause to be forgotten”), probably either:

  • from ob- (prefix meaning ‘against; towards’) + littera (“letter of the alphabet; (metonymically) handwriting”) (further etymology unknown); or
  • from oblītus (“disregarded, neglected; forgotten”), influenced by littera. Oblītus is the perfect passive participle of oblinō (“to daub over, besmear”), from ob- + possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“not heavy, light; brief; swift”).

Pronunciation

  • Verb:
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈblɪtəɹeɪt/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈblɪtəˌɹeɪt/, /oʊ-/, [-ɾə-]
  • Adjective:
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈblɪtəɹət/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈblɪtəɹət/, /oʊ-/, [-ɾə-]
  • Hyphenation: ob‧lit‧er‧ate

Verb

obliterate (third-person singular simple present obliterates, present participle obliterating, simple past and past participle obliterated)

  1. (transitive)
    1. To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.
      Synonyms: bedash, do away with, eradicate, extirpate, raze, uproot; see also Thesaurus:destroy
    2. To hide (something) by covering it; to conceal, to obscure.
    3. (also figuratively) To make (a drawing, text which is printed or written, etc.) indecipherable, either by erasing or obscuring it; to blot out, to efface, to delete.
      Hyponyms: deface, paint out, (of text) mark out, (of text) strike through; see also Thesaurus:delete
    4. (biology, pathology, surgery, chiefly passive voice) To impair the function and/or structure of (a body cavity, vessel, etc.) by ablating or occluding it (in the latter case, chiefly by filling it with tissue).
    5. (philately) To cancel (a postage stamp) with a postmark so it cannot be reused.
  2. (intransitive)
    1. To be destroyed completely, leaving no trace.
    2. (biology, pathology) Of a body cavity, vessel, etc.: to close up or fill with tissue; of perfusion or a pulse: to cease owing to obstruction.

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Derived terms

Related terms

  • obliteration

Translations

See also

  • obliviate, oblivion

Adjective

obliterate (comparative more obliterate, superlative most obliterate) (obsolete)

  1. (except poetic) Completely destroyed or erased; effaced, obliterated.
  2. (entomology, rare) Of markings on an insect: difficult to distinguish from the background; faint, indistinct.

Derived terms

  • obliterateness (rare)

References

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

obliterate

  1. inflection of obliterare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

obliterate f pl

  1. feminine plural of obliterato

Latin

Verb

obliterāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of obliterō

Spanish

Verb

obliterate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of obliterar combined with te

Source: wiktionary.org