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Is obsolete a Scrabble word?

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

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Is obsolete a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is obsolete a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word obsolete is a Words With Friends word. The word obsolete is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

OBSOLETE,

7-letter words (2 found)

BOLETES,BOOTEES,

6-letter words (7 found)

BETELS,BOLETE,BOOTEE,BOTELS,LOBOSE,OBOLES,SOBOLE,

5-letter words (47 found)

BEETS,BELTS,BESET,BESOT,BETEL,BETES,BLEES,BLEST,BLETS,BLOTS,BOETS,BOLES,BOLOS,BOLTS,BOOLS,BOOSE,BOOST,BOOTS,BOTEL,BOTES,LEETS,LESBO,LOBES,LOBOS,LOOSE,LOOTS,LOTES,LOTOS,OBESE,OBOES,OBOLE,OBOLS,OLEOS,SLEET,SLOOT,SOOLE,SOOTE,SOTOL,STEEL,STELE,STOLE,STOOL,TEELS,TELES,TELOS,TOLES,TOOLS,

4-letter words (64 found)

BEES,BEET,BELS,BELT,BEST,BETE,BETS,BLEE,BLET,BLOT,BOET,BOLE,BOLO,BOLT,BOOL,BOOS,BOOT,BOTE,BOTS,EELS,ELSE,ELTS,LEES,LEET,LEST,LETS,LOBE,LOBO,LOBS,LOOS,LOOT,LOSE,LOST,LOTE,LOTO,LOTS,OBES,OBOE,OBOL,OBOS,OLEO,OLES,OOSE,OOTS,SEEL,SELE,SLEB,SLEE,SLOB,SLOE,SLOT,SOLE,SOLO,SOOL,SOOT,STOB,TEEL,TEES,TELE,TELS,TOES,TOLE,TOOL,TOSE,

3-letter words (37 found)

BEE,BEL,BES,BET,BOO,BOS,BOT,EEL,ELS,ELT,EST,LEE,LES,LET,LOB,LOO,LOS,LOT,OBE,OBO,OBS,OES,OLE,OOS,OOT,OSE,SEE,SEL,SET,SOB,SOL,SOT,TEE,TEL,TES,TOE,TOO,

2-letter words (15 found)

BE,BO,EE,EL,ES,ET,LO,OB,OE,OO,OS,SO,ST,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 174 words from obsolete according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of obsolete

obsolete

Alternative forms

  • (adjective): absolete (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”), past participle of obsolēscere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”); see obsolesce.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒbsəliːt/
  • (US) enPR: äbsəˈlēt, IPA(key): /ɑbsəˈliːt/, /ˈɑbsəliːt/

Adjective

obsolete (comparative more obsolete, superlative most obsolete)

  1. (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).
    Synonyms: antiquated, deprecated, disused; see also Thesaurus:obsolete
  2. (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
    Synonyms: abortive, obscure, rudimental

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Verb

obsolete (third-person singular simple present obsoletes, present participle obsoleting, simple past and past participle obsoleted)

  1. (transitive) To cause to become obsolete.

Usage notes

  • To obsolete is often used in computing and other technical fields to indicate an effort to remove or replace something.
  • Compare deprecated (“no longer considered correct usage”).

Synonyms

  • antiquate; see also Thesaurus:make older

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Further reading

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

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

obsolete

  1. inflection of obsolet:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

obsolete f pl

  1. feminine plural of obsoleto

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ob.soˈleː.teː/, [ɔps̠ɔˈɫ̪eːt̪eː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ob.soˈle.te/, [obsoˈlɛːt̪e]

Adverb

obsolētē (comparative obsolētius, superlative obsolētissimē)

  1. old
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ob.soˈleː.te/, [ɔps̠ɔˈɫ̪eːt̪ɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ob.soˈle.te/, [obsoˈlɛːt̪e]

Participle

obsolēte

  1. vocative masculine singular of obsolētus

References

  • “obsolete”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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