Is ABILITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ABILITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ABILITIES mean?
Abilities is a form of ABILITY.
- noun
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
- noun
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
“danger heightened his powers of discrimination”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 9
A (1) + B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ABILITIES
Single letters that turn ABILITIES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ABILITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sibilate10
- tibiales10
- tibialis10
- ableist9
- albites9
- alibies9
- astilbe9
- bailies9
- bastile9
- bestial9
- bialies9
- blastie9
- stabile9
- stibial9
- ablest8
- abseil8
- albeit8
- albite8
- alibis8
- bailie8
- baltis8
- bialis8
- bleats8
- blites8
- stable8
- tables8
- tibiae8
- tibial8
- tibias8
- ileitis7
- laities7
- abets7
- ables7
- alibi7
- bails7
- baits7
- bales7
- balti7
- basil7
- baste7
- bates7
- beals7
- beast7
- beats7
- belts7
- betas7
- biali7
- biles7
- bites7
- blase7
- blast7
- blate7
- blats7
- bleat7
- blest7
- blets7
- blite7
- sable7
- tabes7
- table7
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