obstruction
Obstruction can refer to the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction, any structure that makes progress difficult, or something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted.
Length
11
Scrabble
15
WWF
19
Starts
OB
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “OBSTRUCTION” Mean?
/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən/
obstruction has 5 documented senses across noun.
Noun
5 sensesany structure that makes progress difficult
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
Synonyms
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
“lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement”
“the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education”
“the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan”
Synonyms
the act of obstructing
“obstruction of justice”
getting in someone's way
Synonyms for OBSTRUCTION
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
11
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
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Definition
any structure that makes progress difficult
Length
11 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Letters
O, B, S, T, R, U, C, T, I, O, N
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★OBSTRUCTION has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OBSTRUCTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆OBSTRUCTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆OBSTRUCTION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGDHAI
CV Pattern
VCCCCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
36%
Consonant Share
64%
Bigrams
OB, BS, ST, TR, RU, UC, CT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
OBS, BST, STR, TRU, RUC, UCT, CTI, TIO, ION
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