Is CAPABILITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAPABILITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAPABILITY mean?
- 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
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + P (3) + A (1) + B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 19 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 CAPABILITY
CAPABILITY 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 CAPABILITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- capably16
- atypical15
- pitiably15
- playact14
- typical14
- atypic13
- ability12
- typic12
- albitic11
- aplitic11
- capital11
- pitaya11
- pacy11
- pyic11
- apical10
- capita10
- aptly10
- bialy10
- icily10
- lytic10
- patly10
- platy10
- playa10
- talcy10
- typal10
- tilapia9
- abaci9
- cabal9
- clapt9
- clipt9
- pibal9
- pical9
- plica9
- ably9
- acyl9
- city9
- clay9
- lacy9
- paly9
- paty9
- pily9
- pity9
- play9
- italic8
- tibial8
- aliya8
- laity8
- blip8
- clap8
- clip8
- paca8
- pact8
- pica8
- aby8
- bay8
- cay8
- icy8
- pay8
- ply8
- pya8
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