ENABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ENABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENABLE?
| 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 ENABLE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENABLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENABLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ENABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What stands out about ENABLE
- ENABLE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ENABLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make it possible for someone to do something, or to make a device or system operational.
Enable most often names giving someone the means, authority, or opportunity to do something they could not do before, as when funding enables a project to go ahead. In technology, the same word describes switching on a feature or device so that it becomes active and usable, the opposite of disabling it. The word can apply to abstract situations, such as a law enabling new rights, as well as very concrete ones, such as a button that enables a setting on a phone. Context usually makes clear whether the sense is about permission and opportunity or about a technical switch being turned on.
How ENABLE is used
Very common in everyday, technical and formal English, from software settings to broader talk of opportunity and permission.
- A small grant enabled the museum to restore the old mural.
- You must enable location services before the app will work.
- Better roads enable farmers to reach distant markets quickly.
- The settings menu lets you enable or disable notifications.
- Her training enabled her to handle the emergency calmly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENABLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENABLE
The 6 tiles of ENABLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ENABLE
6 longer words begin with ENABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENABLE
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Common questions about ENABLE
- Is ENABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENABLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENABLE worth?
- ENABLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENABLE mean?
- To make it possible for someone to do something, or to make a device or system operational.
- What letters can be added to ENABLE?
- ENABLE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ENABLE:
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