obstruct
Obstruct commonly means to hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of, shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight, or block passage through.
Length
8
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
OB
Ends
UCT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “OBSTRUCT” Mean?
/əbˈstɹʌkt/
obstruct has 3 documented senses across verb.
Verb
3 sensesshut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
“The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage”
“The trees obstruct my view of the mountains”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
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Definition
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Length
8 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
O, B, S, T, R, U, C, T
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆OBSTRUCT has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OBSTRUCT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆OBSTRUCT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆OBSTRUCT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGD
CV Pattern
VCCCCVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
OB, BS, ST, TR, RU, UC, CT
Trigrams
OBS, BST, STR, TRU, RUC, UCT
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