Unscramble CAPABLENESS and you have 336 words, CAPABLENESS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are ESCAPABLE and SPACELABS, 15 points each. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CAPABLENESS split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 5 with 9, 19 with 8, 51 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
All 2 of the 10-letter words made with CAPABLENESS letters score 14 points.
BECLASPS and SPACELAB share the top score of 14 among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CAPABLENESS. BALANCES and ABSENCES are the ones most people know.
The 7-letter words from CAPABLENESS are led by BECLASP, CAPABLE and PACABLE, 13 points each. BALANCE, ABSENCE and ENABLES are the familiar ones.
BECAPS tops the 6-letter words from CAPABLENESS at 12 points; next come ABCEES and BELACE on 10. PLACES, ENABLE and CABLES will look familiar.
BECAP scores highest among the 5-letter words in CAPABLENESS at 11 points, ahead of ABACS and ABCEE on 9. PLACE, SPACE and CABLE are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with CAPABLENESS letters; 22 of them share the top score of 8. BEEN, ABLE and BASE are everyday picks.
7 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CAPABLENESS tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAN, ASS and SEC will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CAPABLENESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with CA · ending in SS · all 11-letter words
What CAPABLENESS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CAPABLENESS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPABLENESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 336) | 265 | 335 | 249 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PACABLE, BECASSE, BELACES, CASPASE, PLEBEAN, ABCEES, ANELACES, BANSELAS, BELACE, CALPAS, CAPLES, CLEEPS and 59 more, 71 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ESCAPABLE, SPACELABS, SPACELAB, PANELESS, SCALENES, BANCS, CASSENA, CASSENE, SAPELES, BANC, BAES, BEAL and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BAASES.
This word takes every letter of CAPABLENESS plus a single extra one.