obstruct
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- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
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Definition of obstruct
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
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verb
- To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
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To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
“They obstructed my progress.”
- To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
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Etymology
From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”).
Words you can make from obstruct
134 playable · top: TURBOTS (9 pts)
Best play turbots 9 points6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
31 words- CURBS 9 pts
- SCROB 9 pts
- SCRUB 9 pts
- BORTS 7 pts
- BOTTS 7 pts
- BOUTS 7 pts
- BRUTS 7 pts
- BURST 7 pts
- BUTTS 7 pts
- COURT 7 pts
- CRUST 7 pts
- CURST 7 pts
- SCOUR 7 pts
- SCOUT 7 pts
- TORCS 7 pts
- TSUBO 7 pts
- TURBO 7 pts
- ROUST 5 pts
- ROUTS 5 pts
- STOUR 5 pts
- STOUT 5 pts
- STRUT 5 pts
- STURT 5 pts
- TORTS 5 pts
- TORUS 5 pts
- TOURS 5 pts
- TOUTS 5 pts
- TROTS 5 pts
- TROUT 5 pts
- TRUST 5 pts
- TUTOR 5 pts
4-letter words
53 words- COBS 8 pts
- CUBS 8 pts
- CURB 8 pts
- BORT 6 pts
- BOTS 6 pts
- BOTT 6 pts
- BOUT 6 pts
- BROS 6 pts
- BRUT 6 pts
- BURS 6 pts
- BUST 6 pts
- BUTS 6 pts
- BUTT 6 pts
- CORS 6 pts
- COST 6 pts
- COTS 6 pts
- CRUS 6 pts
- CURS 6 pts
- CURT 6 pts
- CUTS 6 pts
- ORBS 6 pts
- ORCS 6 pts
- ROBS 6 pts
- ROCS 6 pts
- RUBS 6 pts
- SCOT 6 pts
- SCUT 6 pts
- SORB 6 pts
- STOB 6 pts
- STUB 6 pts
- TORC 6 pts
- TUBS 6 pts
- URBS 6 pts
- ORTS 4 pts
- OURS 4 pts
- OUST 4 pts
- OUTS 4 pts
- ROTS 4 pts
- ROUT 4 pts
- RUST 4 pts
- RUTS 4 pts
- SORT 4 pts
- SOUR 4 pts
- STOT 4 pts
- TORS 4 pts
- TORT 4 pts
- TOST 4 pts
- TOTS 4 pts
- TOUR 4 pts
- TOUT 4 pts
- TROT 4 pts
- TROU 4 pts
- TUTS 4 pts
3-letter words
36 words- COB 7 pts
- CUB 7 pts
- BOS 5 pts
- BOT 5 pts
- BRO 5 pts
- BUR 5 pts
- BUS 5 pts
- BUT 5 pts
- COR 5 pts
- COS 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- CRU 5 pts
- CUR 5 pts
- CUT 5 pts
- ORB 5 pts
- ORC 5 pts
- ROB 5 pts
- ROC 5 pts
- RUB 5 pts
- SOB 5 pts
- SOC 5 pts
- SUB 5 pts
- TUB 5 pts
- URB 5 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- OUR 3 pts
- OUT 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- RUT 3 pts
- SOT 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
- TOT 3 pts
- TUT 3 pts
- UTS 3 pts
2-letter words
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