Is CAPABILITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAPABILITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAPABILITIES mean?
Capabilities is a form of CAPABILITY.
- noun
the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
“he worked to the limits of his capability”
- noun
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
“the capability of a metal to be fused”
- noun
an aptitude that may be developed
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + P (3) + A (1) + B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 CAPABILITIES
CAPABILITIES 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 CAPABILITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- epiblastic16
- bicipital15
- capablest15
- capitalise14
- spacelab14
- basilicae13
- basipetal13
- beclasp13
- capable13
- aplastic12
- baptisia12
- basaltic12
- basilect12
- basilica12
- cabalist12
- capitals12
- castable12
- epiblast12
- pitiable12
- placates12
- septical12
- spilitic12
- tieclasp12
- becaps12
- biceps12
- abilities11
- italicise11
- actable11
- albitic11
- apicals11
- aplitic11
- aseptic11
- baptise11
- basilic11
- cablets11
- capital11
- caplets11
- citable11
- episcia11
- paciest11
- palaces11
- pelitic11
- placate11
- placets11
- plaices11
- plastic11
- plicate11
- spacial11
- special11
- spicate11
- becap11
- bicep11
- ciliates10
- labiates10
- satiable10
- sibilate10
- silicate10
- stapelia10
- tibiales10
- tibialis10
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