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Is ability a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ability is a Scrabble US word. The word ability is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is ability a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ability is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is ability a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ability is a Words With Friends word. The word ability is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

ABILITY,

6-letter words (1 found)

TIBIAL,

5-letter words (7 found)

ALIBI,BALTI,BIALI,BIALY,LAITY,LITAI,TIBIA,

4-letter words (13 found)

ABLY,ALIT,BAIL,BAIT,BAYT,BLAT,BLAY,BLIT,ILIA,LATI,TABI,TAIL,TALI,

3-letter words (19 found)

ABY,AIL,AIT,ALB,ALT,BAL,BAT,BAY,BIT,ITA,LAB,LAT,LAY,LIB,LIT,TAB,TAI,TAY,TIL,

2-letter words (14 found)

AB,AI,AL,AT,AY,BA,BI,BY,IT,LA,LI,TA,TI,YA,

You can make 55 words from ability according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ability

ability

Alternative forms

  • abilitie, hability, habilitie (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested in the 1300s. From Middle English abilite (“suitability, aptitude, ability”), from Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās (“aptness, ability”), from habilis (“apt, fit, skillful, able”); equivalent to able +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, /əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlɪti

Noun

ability (countable and uncountable, plural abilities)

  1. (obsolete) Suitableness. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.]
  2. (uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
  3. The legal wherewithal to act. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
  4. (now limited to Scotland dialects) Physical power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
  5. (archaic) Financial ability. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
  6. (uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
  7. (countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

Synonyms

  • (quality or state of being able): capacity, faculty, capability
  • (a skill or competence): See Thesaurus:skill
  • (high level of skill or capability): talent, cleverness, dexterity, aptitude
  • (suitability or receptiveness to be acted upon): capability, faculty, capacity, aptness, aptitude

Antonyms

  • inability, unability
  • disability

Derived terms

Related terms

  • able

Translations

Further reading

  • “ability”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “ability”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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Source: wiktionary.org