The word obtain is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • obtain v. (Transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
  • obtain v. (Intransitive, obsolete) To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.
  • obtain v. (Intransitive, obsolete) To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.

26 valid words from 3 definitions

ACQUIRE AFFAIRS ANY BE GAIN GET HOLD IN INTRANSITIVE OBJECTIVE OBSOLETE OF OR POSSESSION PREVAIL PROCURE REACHED SECURE SPECIFIC STATE SUCCEED THAT TO TRANSITIVE VICTORIOUS WAY

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AI AIN IN OB TA TAI TAIN

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AT BO

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

BONITA

10 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

OBTAINS OBTAINED OBTAINER OBTAINERS OBTAINING OBTAINABLE OBTAINMENT OBTAINMENTS OBTAINABILITY OBTAINABILITIES

8 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

REOBTAINS PREOBTAINS REOBTAINED UNOBTAINED PREOBTAINED REOBTAINING PREOBTAINING UNOBTAINABLE

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

REOBTAIN PREOBTAIN

11 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+C BOTANIC
+D BANDITO
+E NIOBATE
+G BOATING
+J ABJOINT
+L BITONAL
+O BONIATO
+R TABORIN
+S BASTION BONITAS OBTAINS

3 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A BIONT
-I BATON
-N BIOTA

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 939 chance (0.11%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 3650 chance (0.03%).

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Categories without words

  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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