oblique
Oblique can refer to a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso or any grammatical case other than the nominative. Oblique is also used as adjective, with meanings including slanting or inclined in direction or course or position — neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled.
Length
7
Scrabble
18
WWF
21
Starts
OB
Ends
QUE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “OBLIQUE” Mean?
/əˈbliːk/
oblique has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensesslanting or inclined in direction or course or position — neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
“the oblique rays of the winter sun”
“acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”
“the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
“used devious means to achieve success”
“gave oblique answers to direct questions”
“oblique political maneuvers”
Synonyms
Noun
2 sensesany grammatical case other than the nominative
a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
Synonyms for OBLIQUE
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
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Definition
slanting or inclined in direction or course or position — neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
Length
7 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
Letters
O, B, L, I, Q, U, E
Use Case
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Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
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Crossword Strategy
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Q
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
VCCVCVV
Vowel Share
57%
Consonant Share
43%
Bigrams
OB, BL, LI, IQ, QU, UE
Trigrams
OBL, BLI, LIQ, IQU, QUE
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