obvious
Obvious is also used as adjective, with meanings including easily perceived and understood.
Length
7
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
OB
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “OBVIOUS” Mean?
/ˈɑb.vi.əs/
obvious has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 senseeasily perceived and understood
“obvious errors”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
7
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
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Definition
easily perceived and understood
Length
7 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
Letters
O, B, V, I, O, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆OBVIOUS has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OBVIOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆OBVIOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆OBVIOUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDAEF
CV Pattern
VCCVVVC
Vowel Share
57%
Consonant Share
43%
Bigrams
OB, BV, VI, IO, OU, US
Trigrams
OBV, BVI, VIO, IOU, OUS
Crossword Intelligence
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