Scrabble & Words with friends points
- able is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
- able is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
- able is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8
Definition of able
- having a strong healthy body (adjective)
Examples
- an able seaman
- every able-bodied young man served in the army
Synonyms
- able-bodied
- have the skills and qualifications to do things well (adjective)
Examples
- able teachers
- a capable administrator
- children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable
Synonyms
- capable
- having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity (adjective)
Examples
- able to learn
- human beings are able to walk on two feet
- Superman is able to leap tall buildings
- (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something (adjective)
Examples
- able to swim
- she was able to program her computer
- we were at last able to buy a car
- able to get a grant for the project
See definition of able in Merriam Webster