able


Meanings

  • (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something;
    • "able to swim"
    • "she was able to program her computer"
    • "we were at last able to buy a car"
    • "able to get a grant for the project"
  • have the skills and qualifications to do things well;
    • "able teachers"
    • "a capable administrator"
    • "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"
  • having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity;
    • "able to learn"
    • "human beings are able to walk on two feet"
    • "Superman is able to leap tall buildings"
  • having a strong healthy body;
    • "an able seaman"
    • "every able-bodied young man served in the army"
  • ABLE adj ABLER, ABLEST having sufficient power, skill, or resources
  • ABLE n pl. -S a communications code word for the letter A


Scrabble Score: 6

able is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

able is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

able is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

able is a valid Words With Friends word