Definition of AUDIBLE

audible

Plural: audibles

Noun

  • A change in the offensive play called at the line of scrimmage.
  • a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage
  • The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.

Adjective

  • heard or perceptible by the ear
    • "he spoke in an audible whisper"

Adj

  • Able to be heard.

Verb

  • To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.

Examples

  • Seeing the board change, he called an audible and switched his planned word.
  • The audible changed the play to a run.
  • The quarterback audibled after seeing the defensive formation.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire (“to hear”).

Scrabble Score: 10

audible: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
audible: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
audible: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

audible: valid Words With Friends Word