able: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of able
adj
Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
Example: She is able to lift the box without assistance.
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.
Example: In a democratic world you'd be able to say what you thought wherever you were.
Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.
Example: The chairman was also an able sailor.
Legally qualified or competent.
Example: He is able to practice law in six states.
Listed forms: abler, ablest, hable.
Source: Wiktionary — able.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of can
Base or related entry: can.
Example: I might be able to go.
- obsolete, transitive
To make ready.
- obsolete, transitive
To make capable; to enable.
- obsolete, transitive
To dress.
Listed forms: ables, abling, abled, hable.
Source: Wiktionary — able.
noun
- uncountable
The letter "A" in Navy Phonetic Alphabet.
Listed forms: hable.
Source: Wiktionary — able.
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 able.
adjective
have the skills and qualifications to do things well
adjective
having a strong healthy body
- able-bodied
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is able in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of able
A(1) + B(3) + L(1) + E(1) = 6 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 able
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from able
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in able. Showing up to 24, longest first.