Words That Start with OB

2-letter words that start with OB

• ob4n. A halfpenny.

3-letter words that start with OB

• oba5n. A king of a Yoruba polity.
• obe5n. A particular subdivision of ancient Laconia.
• obi5n. A sash worn with a kimono.
• obs5n. Police observation.

4-letter words that start with OB

• obbo8n. Police observation.
• obby11n. An obstacle course.
• obex13n. A small, crescentic fold of white matter that covers the inferior angle...
• obey9v. To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to...
• obit6n. A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person.
• oboe6n. A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind...
• obol6n. Synonym of obolus: a silver coin of Ancient Greece.

5-letter words that start with OB

• obeah10n. A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and...
• obese7adj. Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or...
• obong8n. The traditional ruler and cultural custodian of the Efik people of...

6-letter words that start with OB

• obasan8n. A Japanese middle-aged woman.
• obelus8n. A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one...
• obiang9adj. Kitschy; tasteless; inauthentic.
• obiter8adv. Incidentally; in passing.
• object17n. A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
• oblast8n. A region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries.
• oblate8n. A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a...
• oblige9v. To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
• oblong9adj. Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular.
• oboist8n. Someone who plays an oboe.
• obsess8v. To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
• obtain8v. To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any...
• obtuse8adj. Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.

7-letter words that start with OB

• obelisk13n. A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point...
• obesity12n. The state of being obese.
• obliged11adj. Under an obligation to do something.
• obligee10n. The party owed an obligation by another party, the obligor.
• obligor10n. The party bearing a legal obligation to another party (the obligee).
• oblique18adj. Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from...
• obloquy21n. Abusive language.
• obovate12adj. Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.
• obovoid13adj. Approximately obovate in shape.
• obscene11adj. Offensive to standards of decency or morality.
• obscure11adj. Dark, faint or indistinct.
• observe12v. To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
• obtrude10v. To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or...
• obverse12adj. Turned or facing toward the observer.
• obviate12v. To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise...
• obvious12adj. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

8-letter words that start with OB

• obduracy16n. The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.
• obdurate11adj. Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or...
• obedient11adj. Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those...
• obituary13n. A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a...
• objector19n. A person who objects to something.
• oblation10n. The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity.
• obligate11v. To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
• obliging12adj. Happy and ready to do favours for others.
• obliques19n. Collectively, the abdominal muscles responsible for rotation of the...
• obliquus19n. An obliquus muscle; a muscle running obliquely.
• oblivion13n. The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious...
• obscured13adj. Made hidden, less visible, or dark.
• observed14adj. Exceptionally celebrated on a date other than the usual date.
• observer13n. One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice.
• obsessed11adj. Intensely preoccupied with or by a given topic or emotion; driven by a...
• obsidian11n. A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.
• obsolete10adj. No longer in use or no longer useful; now disused or neglected (often...
• obstacle12n. Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress...
• obstruct12v. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
• obtunded12adj. Far from alert or oriented to time and space, and exhibiting other...
• obtusely13adv. In an obtuse manner.

9-letter words that start with OB

• obbligato14n. An obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be...
• obduction14n. An autopsy.
• obedience14n. The quality of being obedient.
• obeisance13n. Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a...
• obfuscate16v. To make dark; to overshadow.
• objectify26v. To make (something, such as an abstract idea) possible to be perceived...
• objection20n. The act of objecting.
• objective23adj. Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
• obligated13adj. Committed.
• obliquely23adv. In an oblique manner; sideways.
• obliquity23n. The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the...
• obliviate14v. To forget; to wipe from existence.
• oblivious14adj. Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
• obnoxious18adj. Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or...
• obscenely16adv. In an obscene manner; vulgarly.
• obscenity16n. Something that is obscene.
• obscurely16adv. In an obscure manner.
• obscuring14n. The process of making obscure; a concealing or darkening.
• obscurity16n. Darkness; the absence of light.
• obsequies20n. Funeral rites.
• observant14adj. Alert and paying close attention; watchful.
• observing15n. Observation.
• obsession11n. The quality of being obsessed; an unshakeable feeling that one topic or...
• obsessive14adj. Prone to cause obsession.
• obstetric13adj. Of or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after...
• obstinacy16n. The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
• obstinate11adj. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with...
• obstruent11adj. Causing obstruction; blocking up.
• obtrusive14adj. Of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering; pushy; also...
• obturator11n. An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.
• obviously17adv. In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.

10-letter words that start with OB

• obdurately16adv. In an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly.
• obediently16adv. In an obedient manner.
• obesogenic15adj. Causing obesity.
• obfuscated18adj. Having undergone obfuscation.
• oblateness12n. The state of being oblate.
• obligately16adv. In an obligate manner.
• obligation13n. The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
• obligatory16adj. Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
• obligingly17adv. In an obliging manner; so as to oblige another; as a favour to another.
• obliterans12adj. Producing obstruction due to inflammation and fibrosis.
• obliterate12v. To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to...
• obsequious21adj. Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions...
• observable17adj. Able to be observed.
• observably20adv. To a detectable degree, sufficient to be observed.
• observance17n. The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
• observator15n. An observer.
• obsoletely15adv. When out of date or no longer in use.
• obstetrics14n. The care of women during and after pregnancy.
• obstinance14n. The characteristic of being obstinate.
• obtainable14adj. Able to be obtained.
• obtainment14n. The act of obtaining something; acquisition.
• obturation12n. The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.
• obtuseness12n. The quality of being obtuse.

11-letter words that start with OB

• obfuscation18n. The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of...
• obfuscatory21adj. Tending to obfuscate; intended to conceal the truth by confusion.
• objectified26adj. Treated as an object.
• objectively28adv. In an impartial, objective manner.
• objectivism27n. The state of being objective; objectivity.
• objectivist25adj. Of or pertaining to objectivism.
• objectivity28n. The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by...
• obliterated14adj. Destroyed; (loosely) broken beyond repair.
• obliterator13n. One who obliterates.
• obliviously19adv. In an oblivious manner.
• obnoxiously23adv. In an obnoxious manner.
• obscuration15n. The state of being obscured.
• observation16n. The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance).
• observatory19n. A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed...
• obsessional13adj. Marked by obsession.
• obsessively19adv. In an obsessive manner.
• obsolescent15adj. In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
• obstinately16adv. In an obstinate manner.
• obstruction15n. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
• obstructive18adj. Causing obstructions.
• obtrusively19adv. In an obtrusive manner.
• obviousness16n. The characteristic of being obvious.

12-letter words that start with OB

• objectifying30n. Objectification.
• oblanceolate16adj. Of a reversed lanceolate shape: attached to the stem by the pointed...
• obligatorily18adv. In an obligatory manner.
• obliterating15adj. Causing obliteration; devastating.
• obliteration14n. The total destruction of something.
• obscurantism18n. A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.
• obscurantist16n. A practitioner of obscurantism; an obscurant.
• obsequiously26adv. In an obsequious manner.
• obsolescence18n. The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused...
• obstetrician16n. A physician who specializes in childbirth.
• obstreperous16adj. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.

13-letter words that start with OB

• objectionable26adj. Arousing disapproval; worthy of objection; offensive.
• objectionably29adv. In an objectionable manner.
• objectiveness27n. The characteristic of being objective; neutrality.
• obliviousness18n. The characteristic of being oblivious.
• obnoxiousness22n. The characteristic of being obnoxious.
• observability23n. The state of being observable.
• observational18adj. Relating to observation, especially scientific observation.
• obsessiveness18n. The characteristic of being obsessive.

14-letter words that start with OB

• obsequiousness25n. The quality of being obsequious; servile compliance.
• obstructionism20n. A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political...
• obstructionist18n. Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.

15-letter words that start with OB

• objectification31n. The act or process of objectifying something intangible.
• observationally23adv. In an observational way.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with OB are there?

Word.ws lists 165 words that start with OB, plus 462 rare ones.

What are common words that start with OB?

obviously, obvious, object, obtain, observed, objective, observation and obsessed.

Which of the words that start with OB has the highest letter score?

objectification scores 31 points with the standard letter tile values.

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