Cable

/keɪ.bl/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters

Definition of Cable

noun

(material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
(communications) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
"I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out."
A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
(unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.

verb

To provide with cable(s)
To fasten (as if) with cable(s)
To wrap wires to form a cable
To send a telegram by cable
To communicate by cable

Anagrams of Cable

Words You Can Make

15 words can be made from the letters in "cable":

4-LETTER WORDS

able alec bale blae lace

3-LETTER WORDS

ace alb ale bal bel cab cel lab lac lea

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "cable" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

CA...Words starting with "ca"...LEWords ending with "le"All 5-letter words Unscramble "cable"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

cable lengthcablegramcordwire rope

ANTONYMS

hawser

Rhyming Words

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