1adjective
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
“to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover”
01 Word definition
obliging
8 letters · 3 vowels · 5 consonants
Is OBLIGING a word?
Yes. OBLIGING is a 8-letter adjective. showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
O-B-L-I-G-I-N-GHow do you spell OBLIGING?
OBLIGING contains 8 letters, begins with O, and ends with G.
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Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗complaisant
02 Letter breakdown
How is OBLIGING spelled?
O1B2L3I4G5I6N7G8
03 Word-game status
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FAQ Quick answers
About OBLIGING.
How do you spell OBLIGING?
OBLIGING is spelled O-B-L-I-G-I-N-G. It contains 8 letters.