INSTABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INSTABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSTABLE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSTABLE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSTABLE
No single letter turns INSTABLE into another word.
How INSTABLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INSTABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSTABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INSTABLE
- All 8 letters of INSTABLE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does INSTABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Not firm or steady and likely to change.
Instable is a rare alternative to the usual unstable and sounds a little foreign or old. Dictionaries record it, but modern writers almost always pick the other form.
How INSTABLE is used
In ordinary writing, prefer unstable; instable is only a seldom-seen variant.
- The old report called the soil instable.
- An instable mixture of gases leaked from the tank.
- Their instable alliance collapsed within a year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSTABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INSTABLE
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Common questions about INSTABLE
- Is INSTABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSTABLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSTABLE worth?
- INSTABLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSTABLE mean?
- Not firm or steady and likely to change.
- What letters can be added to INSTABLE?
- No single letter can be added to INSTABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INSTABLE:
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