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Yes. The word ineffable is a Scrabble US word. The word ineffable is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word ineffable is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

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Yes. The word ineffable is a Words With Friends word. The word ineffable is worth 20 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

INEFFABLE,

8-letter words (1 found)

FINEABLE,

7-letter words (2 found)

EFFABLE,FINABLE,

6-letter words (12 found)

AFFINE,BAFFLE,BAILEE,BALEEN,BEANIE,BEFLEA,BELIEF,ENABLE,FAIBLE,FELINE,FINALE,NEAFFE,

5-letter words (21 found)

ABELE,AINEE,ALBEE,ALIEN,ALINE,ANELE,ANILE,BELIE,BINAL,BLAFF,BLAIN,ELAIN,ELFIN,FABLE,FAINE,FINAL,FLANE,LEBEN,LIANE,NEAFE,NEBEL,

4-letter words (66 found)

ABLE,AINE,ALBE,ALEE,ALEF,ALIF,ANIL,BAEL,BAFF,BAIL,BALE,BANE,BANI,BEAL,BEAN,BEEF,BEEN,BEIN,BENE,BENI,BIEN,BIFF,BILE,BINE,BLAE,BLEE,BLIN,EALE,EINA,EINE,ELAN,FAIL,FAIN,FANE,FEAL,FEEB,FEEL,FEEN,FENI,FIEF,FIFE,FILA,FILE,FINE,FLAB,FLAN,FLEA,FLEE,ILEA,LAIN,LANE,LEAF,LEAN,LIEF,LIEN,LIFE,LINE,NABE,NAFF,NAIF,NAIL,NEAL,NEIF,NIEF,NIFE,NIFF,

3-letter words (46 found)

AFF,AIL,AIN,ALB,ALE,ALF,ANE,ANI,BAE,BAL,BAN,BEE,BEL,BEN,BIN,EAN,EEL,EEN,EFF,ELF,ENE,FAB,FAE,FAN,FEE,FEN,FIB,FIE,FIL,FIN,IFF,LAB,LEA,LEE,LEI,LIB,LIE,LIN,NAB,NAE,NEB,NEE,NEF,NIB,NIE,NIL,

2-letter words (21 found)

AB,AE,AI,AL,AN,BA,BE,BI,EA,EE,EF,EL,EN,FA,FE,IF,IN,LA,LI,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 171 words from ineffable according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ineffable

ineffable

Etymology

From Middle French ineffable (modern French ineffable), from Latin ineffābilis, from in- (“not”) +‎ effor (“utter”) +‎ -bilis (“-able”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈnɛf.ə.bəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪnˈɛf.ə.bəl/

Adjective

ineffable (not comparable)

  1. Beyond expression in words; unspeakable. [from 1450]
    Synonyms: indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable; see also Thesaurus:indescribable, Thesaurus:incomprehensible
    Antonym: (archaic) effable
  2. Forbidden to be uttered; taboo.
    Synonyms: taboo, unspeakable, unutterable

Coordinate terms

  • innumerable
  • innumerous
  • unnumerable
  • incalculable

Related terms

  • effable
  • ineffability
  • ineffableness
  • ineffably

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ineffābilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.nɛ.fabl/, /i.ne.fabl/
  • Rhymes: -abl
  • Homophone: ineffables

Adjective

ineffable (plural ineffables)

  1. ineffable (unable to be expressed in words)
    • 1837 Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:
    Synonyms: inénarrable, indicible

Further reading

  • “ineffable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Adjective

ineffable m or f (plural ineffables)

  1. ineffable (unable to be expressed in words)

Source: wiktionary.org