Enabling
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:16 pts8 letters
Definition of Enabling
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 Enabling
No exact anagrams found for "enabling". This word has a unique letter combination.
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
e1
n1
a1
b3
l1
i1
n1
g2
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Enabling
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 "Enabling"
Enabling is a 8-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Enabling" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "enabling" is a medium-scoring word.