Is UNSTABLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNSTABLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNSTABLE mean?
- adjective
lacking stability or fixity or firmness
“unstable political conditions”
- adjective
highly or violently reactive
“sensitive and highly unstable compounds”
- adjective
affording no ease or reassurance
“a precarious truce”
- adjective
suffering from severe mental illness
“of unsound mind”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
U (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) = 10 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 UNSTABLE
Single letters that turn UNSTABLE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of UNSTABLE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from UNSTABLE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abluents10
- abluent9
- butanes9
- nebulas9
- sublate9
- sunbelt9
- tunable9
- unbales9
- unbelts9
- unblest9
- ablest8
- absent8
- beauts8
- bleats8
- bluest8
- bluets8
- blunts8
- bustle8
- butane8
- butles8
- nebula8
- stable8
- suable8
- sublet8
- subnet8
- subtle8
- tables8
- tabuns8
- unable8
- unbale8
- unbelt8
- usable8
- eluants7
- lunates7
- abets7
- ables7
- abuse7
- abuts7
- bales7
- banes7
- baste7
- bates7
- beals7
- beans7
- beast7
- beats7
- beaus7
- beaut7
- belts7
- bents7
- betas7
- blase7
- blast7
- blate7
- blats7
- bleat7
- blent7
- blest7
- blets7
- blues7
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