obviate
Obviate commonly means to get rid of something or prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off.
Length
7
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
OB
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “OBVIATE” Mean?
/ˈɒbviˌeɪt/
obviate has 2 documented senses across verb.
Verb
2 sensesScrabble Score
12
Letters
7
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
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Definition
get rid of something
Length
7 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
Letters
O, B, V, I, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆OBVIATE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OBVIATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆OBVIATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆OBVIATE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
VCCVVCV
Vowel Share
57%
Consonant Share
43%
Bigrams
OB, BV, VI, IA, AT, TE
Trigrams
OBV, BVI, VIA, IAT, ATE
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