PASSIBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PASSIBLE 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 PASSIBLE?
| 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 PASSIBLE 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 PASSIBLE
No single letter turns PASSIBLE into another word.
How PASSIBLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PASSIBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PASSIBLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PASSIBLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Able to feel or suffer, and so open to emotion or pain.
Theologians used passible for beings who can suffer, as opposed to those thought beyond pain. The word is older than the everyday passable and unrelated in use. You will find it chiefly in philosophical and religious writing.
How PASSIBLE is used
A rare, formal term from theology and philosophy about the capacity to suffer.
- The text asks whether a god can be passible.
- A passible creature responds to wounds and sorrow.
- Medieval writers described the human body as passible.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASSIBLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PASSIBLE
2 longer words begin with PASSIBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PASSIBLE
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Common questions about PASSIBLE
- Is PASSIBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASSIBLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASSIBLE worth?
- PASSIBLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASSIBLE mean?
- Able to feel or suffer, and so open to emotion or pain.
- What letters can be added to PASSIBLE?
- No single letter can be added to PASSIBLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PASSIBLE:
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