SCALABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SCALABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCALABLE?
| 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 SCALABLE 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 SCALABLE
No single letter turns SCALABLE into another word.
How SCALABLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCALABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCALABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCALABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Able to be climbed, or able to be changed in size or capacity as needs grow.
In business and computing, a scalable system is one that keeps working well as demand increases. The older mountaineering sense, a wall or cliff that can be climbed, is now less common but still found in descriptions of fortifications.
How SCALABLE is used
Most often applied to software, services and business models; occasionally to climbable walls.
- The company wanted a scalable design that could serve millions of users.
- The castle wall was low and easily scalable.
- A scalable process can grow without being rebuilt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCALABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCALABLE
2 longer words begin with SCALABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCALABLE
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Common questions about SCALABLE
- Is SCALABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCALABLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCALABLE worth?
- SCALABLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCALABLE mean?
- Able to be climbed, or able to be changed in size or capacity as needs grow.
- What letters can be added to SCALABLE?
- No single letter can be added to SCALABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCALABLE:
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