SAILABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SAILABLE 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 SAILABLE?
| 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 SAILABLE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAILABLE
No single letter turns SAILABLE into another word.
How SAILABLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SAILABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAILABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAILABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Fit to be travelled over or through by a boat under sail.
A sailable river or sea has enough depth and open water for ships to pass. Weather matters too, because a lake can be sailable one day and dangerous the next.
How SAILABLE is used
Describes waters or boats that can be sailed.
- The channel is sailable only at high tide.
- After the repairs, the old yacht was sailable again.
- A sailable stretch of the river begins near the mill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAILABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAILABLE
The 8 tiles of SAILABLE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SAILABLE
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Common questions about SAILABLE
- Is SAILABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAILABLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAILABLE worth?
- SAILABLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAILABLE mean?
- Fit to be travelled over or through by a boat under sail.
- What letters can be added to SAILABLE?
- No single letter can be added to SAILABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SAILABLE:
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