Is COMMENDABLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COMMENDABLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COMMENDABLE mean?
- adjective
worthy of high praise
“applaudable efforts to save the environment”
- adverb
in an admirable manner
“the children's responses were admirably normal”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) = 20 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 COMMENDABLE
COMMENDABLE 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 COMMENDABLE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- becalmed15
- embalmed15
- encodable14
- blammed14
- clammed14
- command14
- commend14
- mamboed14
- beaconed13
- bemoaned13
- embolden13
- mendable13
- cembalo13
- bammed13
- combed13
- bonemeal12
- abdomen12
- beadmen12
- bedeman12
- belaced12
- beldame12
- benamed12
- cameoed12
- codable12
- debacle12
- melamed12
- menaced12
- becalm12
- became12
- become12
- cabmen12
- embalm12
- emblem12
- lemonade11
- ambled11
- badmen11
- beamed11
- bedamn11
- bedlam11
- beldam11
- blamed11
- cabled11
- calmed11
- comade11
- lambed11
- lammed11
- macled11
- madmen11
- mobled11
- clomb11
- combe11
- comma11
- mambo11
- celadon10
- cleaned10
- enabled10
- enlaced10
- leadmen10
- beacon10
- bemean10
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