obsequious
Obsequious is also used as adjective, with meanings including attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery.
Length
10
Scrabble
21
WWF
24
Starts
OB
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “OBSEQUIOUS” Mean?
/əbˈsiːkwi.əs/
obsequious has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesattempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
“obsequious shop assistants”
Synonyms for OBSEQUIOUS
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
10
Vowels
6
Consonants
4
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Definition
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Length
10 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
S
Vowels
6
Consonants
4
Letters
O, B, S, E, Q, U, I, O, U, S
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OBSEQUIOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆OBSEQUIOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
Q
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGAFC
CV Pattern
VCCVCVVVVC
Vowel Share
60%
Consonant Share
40%
Bigrams
OB, BS, SE, EQ, QU, UI, IO, OU, US
Trigrams
OBS, BSE, SEQ, EQU, QUI, UIO, IOU, OUS
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