6 Letters
4 Consonants
2 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use obsess as a verb in a sentence.
About Obsess
A 2 syllables verb and 6 letters with the letters b, e, o, and s, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters se. Obsess starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters o, ob, obs, obse, obses, and the ending characters are s, ss, ess, sess, bsess, . Obsess is also a double consonant (ss) word. View the double consonant words list.
Definition
Haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"
Origin/Roots
Latin
School Grade
Obsess is set as a grade eight word that starts with o, ends with s, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 6 letters.
Scrabble
Is obsess a scrabble word? A 8 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Obsess in Pig Latin is said as "obsessay or obsessway".
Unigram
o | b | s | e | s | s
Bigram
ob | bs | se | es | ss
Trigram
obs | bse | ses | ess
Quadrigram
obse | bses | sess
Word Gram
Verb Examples
haunt like a ghost;
pursue;
"Fear of illness haunts her"
be preoccupied with something;
"She is obsessing over her weight"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Obsess"

There are 172 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to obsess.

SynonymDefinition
Absorbcause to become one with
"The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
Absorb The Attention
Apprehensionthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Arrestthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Badgeringthe act of harassing someone
Becharmattract
cause to be enamored
"She captured all the men''s hearts"
Bedevilbe confusing or perplexing to
cause to be unable to think clearly
"These questions confuse even the experts"
"This question completely threw me"
"This question befuddled even the teacher"
Bedevilmentthe act of harassing someone
Befuddlebe confusing or perplexing to
cause to be unable to think clearly
"These questions confuse even the experts"
"This question completely threw me"
"This question befuddled even the teacher"
Beguileattract
cause to be enamored
"She captured all the men''s hearts"

View all cognitive synonyms for Obsess

Anagrams

There are 2 anagrams from obsess.

Anagram Definition
Obsesshaunt like a ghost
pursue
"Fear of illness haunts her"
Bosses

View English words with the unique letters used in obsess. Words With The Letters Beos

Derives

Obsess derives from 8 words.

Word Definition
Fixation(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
Ghosta mental representation of some haunting experience
"he looked like he had seen a ghost"
"it aroused specters from his past"
Obsessionan unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
Shadeprotective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
"they used umbrellas as shades"
"as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
Spectera mental representation of some haunting experience
"he looked like he had seen a ghost"
"it aroused specters from his past"
Spectrea mental representation of some haunting experience
"he looked like he had seen a ghost"
"it aroused specters from his past"
Spooka mental representation of some haunting experience
"he looked like he had seen a ghost"
"it aroused specters from his past"
Wraitha mental representation of some haunting experience
"he looked like he had seen a ghost"
"it aroused specters from his past"

Hypernyms

Obsess has 1 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Preoccupyengage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
"His work preoccupies him"
"The matter preoccupies her completley--she cannot think of anything else"

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word obsess.

Is obsess a scrabble word or can you use obsess in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 1552151 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 729510 games. This 6 letter 8 point scrabble word can be rearranged 120 ways. What other words can be made with the letters b, e, o, and s? There's 19 with 8 letters or less with the letters b, e, o, and s. Here is a list of 19 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Bootees (7 letters) 9 +1 10 +1 bootees
Box Seat (8 letters)
Sea Boat (8 letters)
Sweatbox (8 letters) 20 +12 21 +12 sweatbox
Bootes (6 letters) 8 9 beoost
Bose (4 letters) 6 7 bose
Asbestos (8 letters) 10 +2 11 +2 asbestos
Bowse (5 letters) 10 +2 11 +2 bowse
Bouse (5 letters) 7 9 bouse
Obsess (6 letters) 8 9 bosses
Besot (5 letters) 7 8 besot
Bestow (6 letters) 11 +3 12 +3 beostw
Obtuse (6 letters) 8 10 +1 obtuse
Obese (5 letters) 7 8 obese
Obtest (6 letters) 8 9 obtest
Bosey (5 letters) 10 +2 10 +1 bosey
Be So (5 letters)
Bosses (6 letters) 8 9 bosses
Boxes (5 letters) 14 +6 15 +6 beosx





     

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