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Words starting with OBS

There are 123 words starting with OBS in the standard word-game list. The most common are obsessed, observe, observation, obsession, observed, obstacle.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
obsessedhaving or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something11
observediscover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of12
observationthe act of making and recording a measurement16
obsessionan irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will11
observeddiscovered or determined by scientific observation14
obstaclesomething immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted12
observingquick to notice; showing quick and keen perception15
obscurenot clearly expressed or understood11
obscenedesigned to incite to indecency or lust11
observera person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses13
obstructionany structure that makes progress difficult15
obsessivecharacterized by or constituting an obsession14
observatorya building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena19
obsoleteno longer in use10
observantpaying close attention especially to details14
obstinatetenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield11
obscuritythe quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand16
obsesshaunt like a ghost; pursue8
obstructhinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of12
obscuredMade hidden, less visible, or dark.13
obscenitythe trait of behaving in an obscene manner16
obstructedshut off to passage or view or hindered from action15
obsidianacid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but…11
obstetriciana physician specializing in obstetrics16
obsessivelyin a compulsive manner19
obstetricsthe branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother14
obstinacythe trait of being difficult to handle or overcome16
observationalrelying on observation or experiment18
obscenelyto an obscene degree16
obscurantActing or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.13
obscuranticEmploying obscurantism.17
obscurantisma policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge18
obscurantista person who is deliberately vague16
obscurationThe state of being obscured.15
obscurelyin an obscure manner16
obscurenessthe state of being humble and unimportant15
obscurerOne who, or that which, obscures.12
obscurestSuperlative form of obscure: most obscure13
obscuringThe process of making obscure; a concealing or darkening.14
obsequiesFuneral rites.20
obsequiousattempting to win favor from influential people by flattery21
obsequiouslyin an obsequious manner26
obsequiousnessabject or cringing submissiveness25
obsequya ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated21
observabilityThe state of being observable23
observablecapable of being seen or noticed17
observablyin a noticeable manner20
observancethe act of observing; taking a patient look17
observantlyin an observant manner19
observationallyIn an observational way.23
observinglyin an observant manner20
obsessionalcharacterized by or constituting an obsession13
obsessionallyin a compulsive manner18
obsessivenessextreme compulsiveness18
obsessorOne who is obsessive about something.10
obsolescebecome obsolete, fall into disuse13
obsolescencethe process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date18
obsolescentbecoming obsolete15
obsolescentlyIn an obsolescent manner.20
obsoletelyWhen out of date or no longer in use.15

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