Is INABILITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INABILITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INABILITIES mean?
Inabilities is a form of INABILITY.
- noun
lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
- noun
lacking the power to perform
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 INABILITIES
INABILITIES 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 INABILITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abilities11
- initialise10
- instable10
- sibilant10
- sibilate10
- tibiales10
- tibialis10
- anilities9
- ableist9
- aiblins9
- albites9
- alibies9
- astilbe9
- bailies9
- banties9
- basinet9
- bastile9
- bestial9
- bialies9
- blastie9
- lesbian9
- niblets9
- stabile9
- stibial9
- stibine9
- alienist8
- initials8
- litanies8
- ablest8
- ablins8
- abseil8
- absent8
- albeit8
- albite8
- alibis8
- bailie8
- baltis8
- bialis8
- binate8
- binits8
- blains8
- bleats8
- blinis8
- blites8
- niblet8
- sabine8
- stable8
- tables8
- tibiae8
- tibial8
- tibias8
- elastin7
- entails7
- ileitis7
- initial7
- isatine7
- laities7
- liniest7
- nailset7
- salient7
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