Fable

/ˈfeɪbəl/

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

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters

Definition of Fable

noun

A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
The plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.

verb

To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.
To make up; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely; to recount in the form of a fable.

Anagrams of Fable

Words You Can Make

16 words can be made from the letters in "fable":

4-LETTER WORDS

able alef bale blae feal flab flea leaf

3-LETTER WORDS

alb ale bal bel elf fab lab lea

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

legendmorality playdevisefeigninventmake up

Rhyming Words

abatable abaxile abdicable abele able abolishable abominable abradable abrogable absorbable abstractable abubble abusable acceptable accessible+5 more

Related Words

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