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Is parable a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word parable is a Scrabble US word. The word parable is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

P3A1R1A1B3L1E1

Is parable a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word parable is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

P3A1R1A1B3L1E1

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Yes. The word parable is a Words With Friends word. The word parable is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4A1R1A1B4L2E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

PARABLE,

6-letter words (2 found)

ARABLE,EARLAP,

5-letter words (17 found)

ABEAR,ABLER,AREAL,AREPA,BALER,BELAR,BLAER,BLARE,BLEAR,LABRA,LEPRA,PALEA,PALER,PARAE,PARLE,PEARL,REPLA,

4-letter words (42 found)

ABER,ABLE,ALAE,ALAP,ALAR,ALBA,ALBE,APER,ARBA,AREA,ARLE,ARPA,BAAL,BAEL,BALE,BARE,BARP,BEAL,BEAR,BLAE,BRAE,BRAP,EARL,LAER,LARE,LEAP,LEAR,LERP,PAAL,PALE,PARA,PARE,PEAL,PEAR,PEBA,PELA,PLEA,PLEB,RALE,RAPE,REAL,REAP,

3-letter words (32 found)

AAL,ABA,ALA,ALB,ALE,ALP,APE,ARB,ARE,BAA,BAE,BAL,BAP,BAR,BEL,BRA,EAR,ERA,LAB,LAP,LAR,LEA,LEP,PAL,PAR,PEA,PEL,PER,PRE,RAP,REB,REP,

2-letter words (14 found)

AA,AB,AE,AL,AR,BA,BE,EA,EL,ER,LA,PA,PE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 109 words from parable according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of parable

parable

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpaɹəbəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.bəl/, /ˈpɛɹ.ə.bəl/
  • Rhymes: -æɹəbəl

Etymology 1

From Middle English parable, from Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison”). Doublet of parabola, parole, and palaver.

Noun

parable (plural parables)

  1. A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
Related terms
  • palaver
  • parabola
  • parabole
  • parabolist
  • parole
Translations

Verb

parable (third-person singular simple present parables, present participle parabling, simple past and past participle parabled)

  1. (transitive) To represent by parable.

See also

  • fable
  • allegory
  • pericope
  • simile

Etymology 2

From Latin parābilis, from parāre (“to prepare, procure”).

Adjective

parable (comparative more parable, superlative most parable)

  1. (obsolete) That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.

Further reading

  • parable on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • rapable

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin parare (“to ward off”)

Adjective

parable (plural parables)

  1. preventable (able to be or fit to be prevented)

Related terms

  • parade
  • parer (verb)

Anagrams

  • palabre

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • parabole, parabol, parabele, parabyl, parabyll, parabil

Etymology

From Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈraːblə/, /paˈraːbəl/, /ˈparabəl/

Noun

parable (plural parables)

  1. A parable or narrative (usually teaching or illustrating a lesson)
  2. A maxim or byword, a short phrase or quip teaching or illustrating a lesson.
  3. A oration or session of speaking, especially one full of invective; a diatribe or rant.

Descendants

  • English: parable
  • Scots: parable
  • Yola: parboles (plural)

References

  • “parā̆ble, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-21.

Source: wiktionary.org