Definition of obliterate

"obliterate" in the verb sense

1. kill, obliterate, wipe out

mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

"kill these lines in the President's speech"

2. obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide

make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

"a hidden message"

"a veiled threat"

3. obliterate, efface

remove completely from recognition or memory

"efface the memory of the time in the camps"

4. obliterate

do away with completely, without leaving a trace

"obliterate" in the adjective sense

1. blotted out, obliterate, obliterated

reduced to nothingness

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Quotations for obliterate

Memory, of all things good remind us still:
Forgetfulness, obliterate all that's ill. [ Macedonius ]

Natural objects always did and do weaken, deaden, and obliterate imagination in me. [ Wm. Blake ]

The human soul is like a bird that is born in a cage. Nothing can deprive it of its natural longings, or obliterate the mysterious remembrance of its heritage. [ Epes Sargent ]

obliterate in Scrabble®

The word obliterate is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters obliterate:

OBLITERATE
(117)
OBLITERATE
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

abetter, abettor, abortee, battier, battler, betitle, bitrate, bleater, bloater, blotter, bottler, brittle, earlobe, etaerio, iterate, libator, orbital, ratbite, retitle, retotal, terabit, tertial, totable, triable, trilobe

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word obliterate

OBLITERATE
(117)
OBLITERATE
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OBLITERATE
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OBLITERATE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In obliterate

OBLITERATE
(117)
OBLITERATE
(117)
BETITLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ABETTOR
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BLOATER
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TRIABLE
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LIBATOR
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TERABIT
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LIBATOR
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TOTABLE
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ABETTOR
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BOTTLER
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EARLOBE
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BRITTLE
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BLOATER
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ABETTER
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BITRATE
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BLOTTER
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BLOTTER
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BITRATE
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BATTLER
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TRILOBE
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ABORTEE
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RATBITE
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TOTABLE
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BETITLE
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TOTABLE
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BETITLE
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ORBITAL
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TOTABLE
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BLEATER
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EARLOBE
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ABETTER
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EARLOBE
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OBLITERATE
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ETAERIO
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ITERATE
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RETOTAL
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RETITLE
(78 = 28 + 50)
TERABIT
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obliterate in Words With Friends™

The word obliterate is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters obliterate:

OBLITERATE
(162)
OBLITERATE
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

abetter, abettor, abortee, battier, battler, betitle, bitrate, bleater, bloater, blotter, bottler, brittle, earlobe, etaerio, iterate, libator, orbital, ratbite, retitle, retotal, terabit, tertial, totable, triable, trilobe

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word obliterate

OBLITERATE
(162)
OBLITERATE
(162)
OBLITERATE
(96)
OBLITERATE
(96)
OBLITERATE
(72)
OBLITERATE
(72)
OBLITERATE
(64)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
OBLITERATE
(56)
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(56)
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(54)
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(54)
OBLITERATE
(48)
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(48)
OBLITERATE
(36)
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OBLITERATE
(32)
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(28)
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OBLITERATE
(20)
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(18)
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(17)
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(17)
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(17)
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(16)
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(16)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In obliterate

OBLITERATE
(162)
OBLITERATE
(162)
EARLOBE
(104 = 69 + 35)
TRILOBE
(104 = 69 + 35)
LIBATOR
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BETITLE
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TRIABLE
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BLOTTER
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TOTABLE
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ORBITAL
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BATTLER
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OBLITERATE
(96)
OBLITERATE
(96)
ABETTOR
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BITRATE
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BLOATER
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BLOATER
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Words within the letters of obliterate

2 letter words in obliterate (12 words)

9 letter words in obliterate (1 word)

10 letter words in obliterate (1 word)

obliterate + 1 blank (2 words)

obliterate + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence obliterate

Words that start with obliterate (3 words)

Words with obliterate in them (1 word)

Words that end with obliterate (1 word)

Word Growth involving obliterate

Shorter words in obliterate

era iterate literate

it iterate literate

at ate rate iterate literate

at rat rate iterate literate

it lit lite liter literate

Longer words containing obliterate

obliterated

obliterates