obligatory

/ə'blɪɡə,toʊri/ adjective
10 letters5 syllables16 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1

Morally or legally constraining or binding.

“attendance is obligatory”

“an obligatory contribution”

2

Required by obligation or compulsion or convention.

“he made all the obligatory apologies”

WORD FORMS
Starts withO
Ends withY
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
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Pig Latinobligatoryway
Starts & ends withO … Y
Syllablesob · lig · a · to · ry
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
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