Is PAYABLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAYABLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PAYABLES mean?
- noun
money that you currently expect to pay on notes and accounts
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + Y (4) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 PAYABLES
PAYABLES 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 PAYABLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- payable14
- blypes13
- sayable12
- blype12
- basely11
- belays11
- playas11
- abyes10
- belay10
- palsy10
- playa10
- plays10
- slype10
- splay10
- yelps10
- plebs9
- ably9
- abye9
- abys9
- bays9
- beys9
- byes9
- espy9
- paly9
- pays9
- play9
- pyas9
- pyes9
- spay9
- yaps9
- yelp9
- yeps9
- salpae8
- asyla8
- lyase8
- baps8
- pleb8
- aby8
- bay8
- bey8
- bye8
- bys8
- pay8
- ply8
- pya8
- pye8
- spy8
- yap8
- yep8
- abase7
- ables7
- albas7
- baals7
- balas7
- bales7
- balsa7
- basal7
- beals7
- blase7
- lapse7
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