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obelisk

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Is obelisk a Scrabble word?

Yes, obelisk is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 13 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of obelisk?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.Examples: ""The clay envelope is Sumerian. It is from the third millennium B.C. It was dug up from the city of Eridu is southern Iraq. The black stele or obelisk is the Code of Hammurabi, which dates from about 1750 B.C."; "The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk, and sometimes even as a "true obelisk," even though it is not. A true obelisk is a monolith, a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone."

2. (typography) Synonym of obelus.historical

3. (typography) Synonym of obelus.

4. (virology) An RNA structure similar to a viroid, with a rod-like secondary structure, which comprises its own phylogenetic group.

verb (English)

1. (entomology, of a dragonfly) To adopt the obelisk posture; to point the tip of the abdomen towards the sun.Examples: "Dragonflies that spend the day in full sun may obelisk to minimize the sunlight striking the body. An obelisking dragonfly looks like it's doing a headstand[…]"

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "obelisk"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "obelisk"?

Scrabble
13 points
O1
B3
E1
L1
I1
S1
K5
Words With Friends
15 points
O1
B4
E1
L2
I1
S1
K5

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