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
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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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