ability: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 12 letter points · starts with A · ends with Y
Meaning of ability
noun
- uncountable
The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
Example: This phone has the ability to have its software upgraded wirelessly.
- countable, uncountable
The legal wherewithal to act.
- countable, uncountable
Physical power.
- uncountable
A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
Listed forms: abilities, abilitie, hability, habilitie.
Source: Wiktionary — ability.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for ability.
noun
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ability in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ability
A(1) + B(3) + I(1) + L(1) + I(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of ability
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from ability
45 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in ability. Showing up to 24, longest first.