Enable
/ɪˈneɪbəl/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters
Definition of Enable
verb
- To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
- To affirm; to make firm and strong.
- To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
- To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
"April 16, 2018, Norimitsu Onishi and Selam Gebrekidan writing in The New York Times, ‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption"
- To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior.
"His parents enabled him to go on buying drugs."
Anagrams of Enable
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
e1
n1
a1
b3
l1
e1
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Enable
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Enable"
Enable is a 6-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "enable" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Enable" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "enable" is a low-scoring word.