Unscramble PAIRABLE and you get 173 words; PAIRABLE itself is not one of them. The best is PARABLE at 11 points. PIBAL is the best of the shorter words, at 9 points. The 8 letters split into 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PAIRABLE by length: 1 with 7 letters, 9 with 6, 37 with 5, 60 with 4, 48 with 3 and 18 with 2. The longest answer has 7 letters.
PARABLE is the only one of the 7-letter words made with PAIRABLE letters; it scores 11 points.
The best of the 5-letter words from PAIRABLE is PIBAL, 9 points; ABEAR and ABLER on 7 follow. PEARL and PERIL are everyday picks.
5 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PAIRABLE tie at 8 points; none scores more. AREA, ABLE and BEAR will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from PAIRABLE, BAP leads with 7 points, then ABA and ALB on 5. ARE, AIR and BAR are the familiar ones.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PARABLE (11 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PAIRABLE is not playable as it is in any of the three, yet its letters form 173 words that are.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAIRABLE itself | No | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 173) | 137 | 172 | 127 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BARP, BRAP, PARIAL, PEBA, ABEAR, BELAR, BLAER, BRAAI, ERBIA, LEPRA, PAIRE, PERAI and 24 more, 36 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AREPA, PARAE, BEAL, LIPA, LIPE, PALI, RABI, BAE and RAI, 9 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARP.