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Abling

a 1b 3l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

adjective · 6 letters · Rare · form of able

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does abling mean?

adjective

  1. (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

    “able to swim”

  2. have the skills and qualifications to do things well

    “able teachers”

    Synonymscapable

  3. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity

    “able to learn”

  4. having a strong healthy body

    “an able seaman”

Definitions shown for able, the base form of abling.

Is ABLING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ABLING worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
a 1b 3l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

13 pts
a 1b 4l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

11 pts
a 1b 4l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
a 1b 4l 2i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ABLING

Anagrams 1

baling

Hooks for ABLING

Add one letter to the front or back of ABLING to make another word.

Front hooks

cablingfablinggablingsablingtabling

Back hooks

ablings

Words that end like ABLING

Common words that share the ending -ABLING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

cablingtablingstablingenablingdisabling
All words ending in -ABLING

Abling: quick answers

Is ABLING a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. ABLING is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is ABLING worth?
ABLING scores 9 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does abling mean?
abling is related to able, which means “(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ABLING?
You can make 60 shorter words from ABLING, such as BLING, BANG, BIGA, BINAL. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ABLING?
ABLING rearranges into BALING.