under obligation

16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH U

under obligation is a valid 16-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
U1N1D2E1R1O1B3L1I1G2A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING

What does under obligation mean?

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