Definitions for unable

unable un·a·ble

Spelling: [uhn-ey-buh l]
IPA: /ʌnˈeɪ bəl/

Unable is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 110 anagrams from letters in unable (abelnu).

Definitions for unable

adjective

  1. lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act:

Origin of unable

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at un-1, able

Examples for unable

All this had happened so quickly that Will was unable to hinder it.

But at this stage, he is either afraid or unable to get carried away by his thoughts.

Those opposing same-sex marriage are on their heels, and increasingly unwilling or unable to make a stand against it.

That man was Xavier Cortada, a gay man who wrote of his frustration that he and his partner of eight years were unable to marry.

She lay looking about her, unable for the moment to remember where she was.

That he was unable to do, even if it were true, which he doubted.

Still he reflected that he would be unable to get out, and in the morning he could go for the constable.

Lee would stay up late, unable to sleep from the pains he had in his back.

In the name of protecting passengers, however, tourists in Las Vegas are unable to take advantage of this service.

"Then come and dine here," said Dick, unable to refuse a neighbour hospitality.

Word Value for unable
Scrable

8

Words with friends

12

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