CABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CABLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CABLE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CABLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CABLE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does CABLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thick, strong rope or bundle of wires, or an insulated wire used to carry electrical signals or power.
Cable originally referred to a heavy rope or chain used to anchor or tow a ship, and the word later extended to bundles of metal wire twisted or insulated together for strength or for carrying electricity and signals. In everyday use it now most often refers to television or internet service delivered through such wiring, as in cable television. The physical and technological senses both rest on the same idea of multiple strands combined into one strong line.
How CABLE is used
Countable noun; also used informally as a short form of cable television, as in we do not have cable.
- Workers laid a thick cable across the harbor floor.
- The ship strained against its anchor cable in the storm.
- A frayed cable caused the power outage.
- They finally canceled their cable and switched to streaming.
- An electrician ran a new cable to the garage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CABLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CABLE
16 longer words begin with CABLE.
Words ending in CABLE
Showing 24 of 55 words that end in CABLE. Useful as a back hook: play CABLE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CABLE inside
21 words contain CABLE in the middle. Words that start with CABLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CABLE
Common questions about CABLE
- Is CABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CABLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CABLE worth?
- CABLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CABLE mean?
- A thick, strong rope or bundle of wires, or an insulated wire used to carry electrical signals or power.
- What letters can be added to CABLE?
- CABLE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CABLE:
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