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What does obsess mean? Is obsess a Scrabble word?

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Is obsess a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word obsess is a Scrabble US word. The word obsess is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

O1B3S1E1S1S1

Is obsess a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word obsess is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

O1B3S1E1S1S1

Is obsess a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word obsess is a Words With Friends word. The word obsess is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1B4S1E1S1S1

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6-letter words (2 found)

BOSSES,OBSESS,

4-letter words (6 found)

BOSS,OBES,OSES,SESS,SOBS,SOSS,

3-letter words (9 found)

BES,BOS,ESS,OBE,OBS,OES,OSE,SOB,SOS,

2-letter words (7 found)

BE,BO,ES,OB,OE,OS,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 25 words from obsess according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of obsess

obsess

Etymology

From Latin obsessus, perfect passive participle of obsideō (“sit on or in, remain, besiege”), from ob (“before”) + sedeō (“I sit”); see sit, session, etc.; compare assess, possess.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əbˈsɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Verb

obsess (third-person singular simple present obsesses, present participle obsessing, simple past and past participle obsessed)

  1. (passive voice, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
  2. (transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.
  3. (intransitive, colloquial, construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.

Related terms

  • obsession

Translations

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • bosses

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