Words Containing OB

Q: How many words contain "OB"?

1,854 valid English words contain the sequence OB.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing OB?

PARADICHLOROBENZENES at 39 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing OB?

COUNTERMOBILIZATIONS — 20 letters.

There are 1,854 English words that contain the sequence OB. Range: ACROBAT to ZOOPHOBES. The Scrabble® high-scorer is PARADICHLOROBENZENES at 39 points; the longest is COUNTERMOBILIZATIONS (20 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 11% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 1,854 words containing OB

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12-letter(159)
13-letter(121)
14-letter(93)
15-letter(70)

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Showing the first 600 of 1,854 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	paradichlorobenzenes	39	44
2	paradichlorobenzene	38	43
3	psychobiographical	38	42
4	psychobiography	36	37
5	countermobilizations	35	42
6	psychobiographers	35	37
7	psychobiographies	35	37
8	countermobilization	34	41
9	psychobiographer	34	36
10	triskaidekaphobias	34	35

What these words mean

paradichlorobenzenes: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
paradichlorobenzene: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychobiographical: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychobiography: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
countermobilizations: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychobiographers: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychobiographies: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
countermobilization: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychobiographer: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
triskaidekaphobias: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "OB"?

1,854 valid English words contain OB.

Best Scrabble word containing OB?

PARADICHLOROBENZENES at 39 pts.

Longest word containing OB?

COUNTERMOBILIZATIONS (20 letters).