Is ENABLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENABLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENABLES mean?
Enables is a form of ENABLE.
- verb
render capable or able for some task
“This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 ENABLES
ENABLES 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.
Anagrams of ENABLES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ENABLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- baleens9
- abeles8
- baleen8
- enable8
- lebens8
- abele7
- ables7
- bales7
- banes7
- beals7
- beans7
- benes7
- blase7
- leben7
- nabes7
- sable7
- aneles6
- able6
- albs6
- baes6
- bale6
- bals6
- bane6
- bans6
- base6
- beal6
- bean6
- been6
- bees6
- bels6
- bene6
- bens6
- blae6
- labs6
- nabe6
- nabs6
- nebs6
- sabe6
- slab6
- anele5
- easel5
- elans5
- lanes5
- leans5
- lease5
- lenes5
- lense5
- abs5
- alb5
- bae5
- bal5
- ban5
- bas5
- bee5
- bel5
- ben5
- bes5
- lab5
- nab5
- neb5
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