PASSABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PASSABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASSABLE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASSABLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASSABLE
No single letter turns PASSABLE into another word.
How PASSABLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PASSABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PASSABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PASSABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Good enough to be accepted, or clear enough to be travelled along.
A passable meal is not great but will do, while a passable road is one you can actually drive. Teachers once used the word for work that just earned a pass. The two senses share the idea of getting by.
How PASSABLE is used
Describes mediocre quality or a route that can be crossed.
- The hotel was cheap but passable.
- After the thaw the mountain track became passable again.
- He spoke passable French after a year in Lyon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASSABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PASSABLE
2 longer words begin with PASSABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PASSABLE
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Common questions about PASSABLE
- Is PASSABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASSABLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASSABLE worth?
- PASSABLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASSABLE mean?
- Good enough to be accepted, or clear enough to be travelled along.
- What letters can be added to PASSABLE?
- No single letter can be added to PASSABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PASSABLE:
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