Is STAINABILITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STAINABILITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STAINABILITY mean?
- noun
(cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 STAINABILITY
STAINABILITY 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 STAINABILITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- instability16
- insatiably15
- inability14
- stability14
- banality13
- satiably13
- ability12
- battily12
- bittily12
- latinity11
- nasality11
- natality11
- salinity11
- bialys11
- blasty11
- stably11
- antibias10
- sibilant10
- tibialis10
- anality10
- analyst10
- anility10
- nastily10
- nattily10
- saintly10
- tastily10
- banty10
- batty10
- bialy10
- bitsy10
- bitty10
- bliny10
- sibyl10
- abattis9
- abstain9
- aiblins9
- basinal9
- blatant9
- stibial9
- aliyas9
- inlays9
- layins9
- litany9
- lyttas9
- nyalas9
- sanity9
- satiny9
- slanty9
- slitty9
- snitty9
- tinily9
- tiyins9
- ably9
- abys9
- bays9
- inby9
- initials8
- titanias8
- abatis8
- ablins8
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