Is ALLOWABLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALLOWABLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALLOWABLES mean?
Allowables is a form of ALLOWABLE.
- adjective
deductible according to the tax laws
- adjective
that may be permitted especially as according to rule
“permissible behavior in school”
- adjective
deserving to be allowed or considered
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 ALLOWABLES
ALLOWABLES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ALLOWABLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- allowable14
- lowballs13
- bellows12
- lowball12
- sowable12
- bellow11
- belows11
- bowels11
- elbows11
- seawall10
- bawls10
- below10
- blaws10
- blows10
- bowel10
- bowls10
- bowse10
- elbow10
- abollae9
- labella9
- losable9
- salable9
- allows9
- sallow9
- wallas9
- bawl9
- blaw9
- blew9
- blow9
- bowl9
- bows9
- swab9
- swob9
- wabs9
- webs9
- abolla8
- labels8
- allow8
- awols8
- lowes8
- lowse8
- swale8
- swell8
- swole8
- wales8
- walla8
- walls8
- weals8
- wells8
- bow8
- wab8
- web8
- abase7
- ables7
- albas7
- baals7
- balas7
- bales7
- balls7
- balsa7
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