Words That End In -ABLE
Quick answer: There are 1,477 valid words that end in -ABLE in the ENABLE word list this tool uses. Type your letters into the Word Unscrambler to find the ones your rack can actually play.
The -ABLE ending forms adjectives meaning "able to be." This list has every valid word that ends in -ABLE.
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Base Scrabble tile scores, before board premiums — the highest-value words that end in -ABLE.
4 letters
able
5 letters
cable, fable, gable, sable, table
6 letters
arable, doable, dyable, enable, liable, stable, suable, unable, usable, viable
7 letters
actable, addable, affable, amiable, bitable, buyable, capable, citable, codable, curable, datable, disable, dowable, dryable, dupable, durable, dyeable, eatable, effable, equable, eyeable, fadable, finable, fixable, flyable, friable, gelable, getable, hatable, hewable, hidable, hirable, likable, linable, livable, losable, lovable, makable, minable, mixable, movable, mutable, namable, notable, ownable, parable, payable, pliable, potable, ratable, retable, ridable, ropable, rowable, rulable, salable, savable, sayable, seeable, sewable, sizable, skiable, sowable, takable, tamable, taxable, tenable, totable, triable, tunable, typable, useable, vocable, votable, wadable, wirable
8 letters
abatable, abusable, adorable, agitable, alliable, amenable, amicable, amusable, arguable, atonable, avowable, bailable, bankable, barrable, bearable, beatable, beddable, bendable, biddable, billable, bindable, biteable, blamable, boatable, boilable, bondable, bookable, bootable, bribable, buffable, burnable, callable, cartable, cascable, cashable, castable, causable, chewable, citeable, closable, clubable, coinable, cookable, culpable, curbable, cuttable, damnable, dateable, deniable, dimmable, dippable, drapable, drawable, drivable, dutiable, editable, educable, enviable, erasable, evadable, evitable, evocable, exorable, expiable, faceable, farmable, feedable, fellable, fileable, filmable, findable, fineable, fireable, fishable, fittable, foamable, foilable, foldable, fordable, formable, framable, furlable, gainable, gettable, giveable, gnawable, gradable, grazable, growable, guidable, gullable, gustable, hangable, hateable, healable, hearable, heatable, helpable, hireable, holdable, huggable, hummable, huntable, imitable, inarable, instable, inviable, isolable, issuable, joinable, keepable, kickable, kissable, knowable, lapsable, laudable, leasable, lendable, leviable, lienable, liftable, likeable, lineable, linkable, listable, liveable, loanable, lockable, loveable, mailable, makeable, mappable, maskable, meltable, mendable, millable, mineable, missable, mockable, moldable, moveable, nameable, nestable, nettable, obeyable, obviable, openable, operable, outfable, overable, oxidable, packable, palpable, parsable, passable, pawnable, peccable, peelable, pitiable, placable, playable, plowable, portable, pourable, probable, provable, prunable, quotable, radiable, raisable, rateable, readable, reapable, reefable, reelable, reliable, rentable, reusable, rideable, rinsable, rippable, ruinable, rustable, sailable, saleable, salvable, satiable, saveable, scalable, sealable, seisable, seizable, sellable, sendable, servable, shakable, shamable, shapable, sharable, shavable, shedable, showable, singable, sinkable, sizeable, slakable, slidable, smokable, sociable, solvable, sorbable, sortable, sparable, statable, stonable, storable, stowable, suitable, summable, surfable, swayable, syllable, takeable, talkable, tameable, tannable, tastable, tearable, tellable, testable, tillable, tiltable, tippable, tithable, titrable, tradable, tubbable, tuneable, turnable, typeable, undoable, unstable, unusable, unviable, valuable, variable, vendable, viewable, violable, vitiable
The most common of the 1,477 matches in the ENABLE open word list, grouped by length. Use the Word Unscrambler with your exact letters to see which of them you can actually play.
Game Strategy
-ABLE is a long four-tile Scrabble ending that turns verbs into adjectives (READ → READABLE), useful for extending stems across the board.
Going Deeper
The -ABLE suffix builds adjectives meaning "capable of" or "able to be" (READ → READABLE, BREAK → BREAKABLE, COMFORT → COMFORTABLE), alongside base words like TABLE, STABLE, CABLE and FABLE. Its four tiles make for long plays that reach premium squares. Feed your rack to the unscrambler to see every valid -ABLE word.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words end in -ABLE?
The ENABLE word list contains 1,477 words ending in -ABLE, shown on this page grouped by length. Most come from the suffix meaning able to be, though a handful are base words such as TABLE, CABLE, FABLE and SABLE. Nothing shorter than five letters qualifies, since the ending itself is four letters. Use the unscrambler with your letters to see which are playable.
What does -ABLE mean?
The -ABLE suffix forms adjectives meaning able to be, so READABLE means able to be read, BREAKABLE means able to be broken and COMFORTABLE means able to give comfort. It attaches mostly to verbs, which is why the family is so large and keeps growing. Base words like TABLE, CABLE, FABLE and STABLE end in the same four letters without being suffixed at all. Both kinds appear together on this page.
What is the difference between -ABLE and -IBLE?
The -ABLE and -IBLE endings sound identical but attach differently: -ABLE goes onto complete English words (READ becomes READABLE, ENJOY becomes ENJOYABLE), while -IBLE goes onto Latin stems that are not free-standing words (VISIBLE, TERRIBLE, POSSIBLE, AUDIBLE). If you can strip the ending and be left with a real word, -ABLE is usually right. This page lists only the -ABLE set. That spelling split is also one of the most common English errors.
Is -ABLE useful in Scrabble?
The -ABLE ending is a long four-tile ending that suits stretching a stem across premium squares rather than making a bingo, since committing A, B, L and E leaves little rack behind. The B is worth 3 points, which is the one bit of tile value in the group. It is most valuable when the board already has a verb you can extend. Check your rack in the unscrambler before spending the tiles.