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Is obtain a Scrabble word?

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

O1B3T1A1I1N1

Is obtain a Scrabble UK word?

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

O1B3T1A1I1N1

Is obtain a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word obtain is a Words With Friends word. The word obtain is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1B4T1A1I1N2

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6-letter words (2 found)

BONITA,OBTAIN,

5-letter words (3 found)

BATON,BIONT,BIOTA,

4-letter words (20 found)

ANTI,BAIT,BANI,BANT,BINT,BITO,BOAT,BONA,BOTA,INTO,IOTA,NAOI,NOTA,OBIA,OBIT,OINT,TABI,TAIN,TIAN,TINA,

3-letter words (32 found)

ABO,AIN,AIT,ANI,ANT,BAN,BAO,BAT,BIN,BIO,BIT,BOA,BOI,BON,BOT,ION,ITA,NAB,NAT,NIB,NIT,NOB,NOT,OAT,OBA,OBI,TAB,TAI,TAN,TAO,TIN,TON,

2-letter words (18 found)

AB,AI,AN,AT,BA,BI,BO,IN,IO,IT,NA,NO,OB,OI,ON,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 75 words from obtain according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of obtain

obtain

Alternative forms

  • obtein, obteyn (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English obteinen, from Anglo-Norman obtenir, optiner et al., and Middle French obtenir, from Latin obtinēre (“to gain, achieve, succeed, possess”), from ob- + tenēre (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əbˈteɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn
  • Homophone: abthane

Verb

obtain (third-person singular simple present obtains, present participle obtaining, simple past and past participle obtained)

  1. (transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. [from 15th c.]
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached. [15th–19th c.]
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed. [15th–19th c.]
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To hold; to keep, possess or occupy. [15th–18th c.]
  5. (intransitive, philosophy) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force. [from 17th c.]

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to gain possession of): get, gain, acquire, attain, procure

Derived terms

  • obtainment
  • obtainance

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • Bonita, batino, boat-in

Source: wiktionary.org