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Definitions: Accountable |
AccountableAdjective1. Liable to be called to account; "you are answerable for this debt". 2. Being obliged to answer to an authority for your actions; "governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"; "fully accountable for what they did"; "the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism"; "he was answerable to no one". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "accountable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Language | Liable to be called to account: accountable, responsible. . Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: AccountableSynonyms: accountable(p) (adj), answerable (adj), answerable(p) (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Accounts | Adjective: monetary; accountable, accounting. |
Duty | Amenable, liable, accountable, responsible, answerable. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Accountable |
| English words defined with "accountable": Accomptable, Accountable ness, Accountably, answer, answerable ♦ Comptible ♦ irresponsibility, irresponsibleness ♦ responsible ♦ subject ♦ warlord. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "accountable": administrator durante minore aetate, administrator durante minoritate administratoris, Agreement with Antecedent ♦ fee simple estate ♦ I.O.U.. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Today, thirty years later, I'm asking you twelve ladies and gentlemen to act boldly; to hold this defendant accountable and find him guilty simply because it is right, it is just, and Lord knows, it is time. (Ghosts of Mississippi; writing credit: Lewis Colick) | |
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Benjamin Franklin | I am lord of myself, accountable to none. |
Ronald Reagan | We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | Only thus much, which is necessary to our present purpose, we may take notice of concerning them, that they have no manner of authority, any of them, beyond what is by positive grant and commission delegated to them, and are all of them accountable to some other power in the common-wealth. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | By the constitution of the United States, the President is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Initiatives, such as the National Pollutant Inventory, are clearly aimed at making industry more environmentally accountable. (references) | |
Nor its employees can be held accountable for the use and subsequent actions of the user of the information provided in this publication. (references) | ||
Furthermore, under the Environmental Management Act, directors and employees may be held personally accountable for harm caused to people by polluting activities. (references) | ||
Children | Bulgaria | The decision to commit a child to an Educational Boarding School is made by a local Commission for Combating Juvenile Delinquency, which is generally not held accountable to any higher authority. (references) |
Cote d'Ivoire | These steps include holding parents legally and financially responsible for their abandoned children and the development of training centers where children can learn a trade; however, parents are not made accountable in practice. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Bangladesh | These crimes largely remained unsolved and the perpetrators, often identified by name or party affiliation in press reports, have not been held accountable. (references) |
Economic History | Eritrea | It implements policies, regulations, and laws and is accountable to the National Assembly. (references) |
Belgium | The new law not only holds individuals accountable, but also the company they are working for. (references) | |
Lesotho | There also is a National Security Service, Intelligence, which is directly accountable to the Prime Minister. (references) | |
Human Rights | Tanzania | In return members of Sungusungu are expected to be held accountable for any abuses. (references) |
Nigeria | There were only a few cases in which members of the police were held accountable for abuses. (references) | |
Honduras | A 1998 Supreme Court instruction holds judges personally accountable for reducing the number of backlogged cases. (references) | |
Political Economy | Guinea | Members of the Presidential Guard are accountable to almost no one except the President. (references) |
Cote d'Ivoire | Widespread corruption remained rooted in a lack of transparent and accountable governance. (references) | |
Denmark | The Cabinet, which is accountable to the unicameral Parliament (Folketing), leads the Government. (references) | |
Political Rights | Yemen | The Government by law is accountable to the Parliament; however, the Parliament is not yet an effective counterweight to executive authority. (references) |
Zimbabwe | The legislature, which traditionally has been subordinate to the executive branch, has a viable opposition that called on the Government to be accountable and transparent. (references) | |
Tajikistan | However, the joint observation mission concluded that the elections failed to meet the minimum standards for equal, fair, free, secret, transparent, and accountable elections. (references) | |
Trade | Ukraine | The STA was granted broader authority in 1997, becoming accountable directly to the President and incorporating the Ukrainian Tax Police. (references) |
Botswana | Before agreeing to changes in the revenue sharing formula, all states except South Africa are demanding creation of an accountable SACU Secretariat. (references) | |
Ukraine | Ukraine is seeking to become a nation ruled by law, where human rights are respected and freedom of speech and press ensured, in which government policy and activity reflect the needs and wishes of an informed citizenry, and to whom representatives are responsive and officials are accountable. (references) | |
Women | East Timor | In such cases, the perpetrator is not held accountable under criminal laws and the punishment falls short of international standards. (references) |
Lithuania | The Ombudsman's Office is an independent agency, accountable to the Parliament, which oversees the implementation of the law and investigates complaints concerning violations of gender discrimination and sexual harassment. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Gloria Allred | To sue or not to sue. Looking at the upside and down side. But I think the most important thing is to know how Mr. Westerfield could be held accountable, and always in the justice system and decide whether they want to pursue anything. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | While he is, of course, ultimately accountable to the Congress, the courts, and the people, he and his emissaries must not be handicapped in advance in their relations with foreign governments as has sometimes happened in the past. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | We are working with other nations with renewed intensity to fight drug traffickers and to stop terrorists before they act, and hold them fully accountable if they do. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | Through stricter accounting standards and tougher disclosure requirements, corporate America must be made more accountable to employees and shareholders and held to the highest standards of conduct. |
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| "Accountable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Accountable" is used about 658 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 658 | 9,954 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "accountable": accountable for ♦ Accountable ness ♦ accountable to ♦ accountable to smb. ♦ be accountable to smb. for smth.. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "accountable": non-accountable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "accountable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaan | aanspreeklik (responsible), verantwoordelik (responsible). (various references) | |
Albanian | përgjegjës (answerable, boss, chief, corresponding, counsellor, curator, foreman, liable, manager, responsible, responsive, supervisor), i shpjegueshëm (explainable, explicable, soluble), i përgjegjshëm (amenable), i llogaritshëm (calculable, computable, estimable). (various references) | |
Arabic | ممكن تفسيره أو تعليله, مسؤول (answerable, in charge of, in question, responsible, taking charge of), عرضة للمحاسبة. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | отговорен (amenable, answerable, liable, responsible), обясним (explicable, referable, understandable), подотчетен. (various references) | |
Chinese | 有责任. (various references) | |
Czech | odpovìdný (liable, responsible). (various references) | |
Danish | ansvarlig (responsible). (various references) | |
Dutch | aansprakelýk (responsible), verklaarbaar, verantwoordelýk (responsible), toerekenbaar (responsible). (various references) | |
Finnish | vastuunalainen (answerable, responsible). (various references) | |
French | responsable. (various references) | |
Frisian | ferklearber, ferantwurdlik (responsible). (various references) | |
German | verantwortlich (accountably, answerable, liable, liably, responsible, resposible). (various references) | |
Greek | υπεύθυνοσ (blameful, liable, reliable, responsible), ευξήγητοσ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | אחראי (answerable, guarantor, in charge of, liable, person-in-charge, responsible, sponsor). (various references) | |
Hungarian | felelős (amenable, liable, responsible, to put the shoe on the right foot). (various references) | |
Indonesian | bertanggungjawab (account for, amenable, responsible). (various references) | |
Italian | responsabile (answerable, authority, designated approving authority, liable, Officer, person in charge, responsible). (various references) | |
Korean | 책임 있". (various references) | |
Manx | raantagh, oolagh (chargeable, guilty), freggyrtagh (answerable, answerer, answering, answering letter, compatible, congruence, fits, proportional, reactive, replicative, respondent, responsible). (various references) | |
Papiamen | responsabel (responsible), eksplikabel. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | accountableay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | responsável (amenable, answerable, biddable, Officer, responsible, sponsor), respeitável (dignified, estimate, hoary, properly, reputable, respectable, responsible, Reverend, rightdown, venerable, worshipful, worthy), que inspira confiança (responsible), explicável (definable, explainable, explicate), encarregado de (in charge of, responsible), de responsabilidade (responsible), com responsabilidade de. (various references) | |
Romanian | rãspunzãtor de (amenable, liable for, responsible for), pentru (against, for, for the sake of, on, on account of, pro, to, toward, towards), explicabil (explainable, explicable, natural). (various references) | |
Russian | ответственный (amenable, answerable, chargeable, liable, responsible), объяснимый (capable of explanation, explainable, explicable, soluble), подотчетный. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | odgovoran (amenable, answerable, liable, responsible). (various references) | |
Spanish | responsable (liable, Officer, responsible). (various references) | |
Swedish | förklarlig (explicable), ansvarig (amenable, answerable, chargeable, liable, responsible, supervising person). (various references) | |
Turkish | açıklanabilir (explainable, explicable), sorumlu (amenable, answerable, blameworthy, curator, ex cathedra, in charge of, keeper, liable, managing, rep, responsible), mesul (liable, managing, responsible). (various references) | |
Ukranian | відповідальний (amenable, answerable, chargeable, liable, responsible), з'ясовний, підзвітний, пояснимий (explainable, explicable, referable). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | chịu trách nhiệm, có trách nhiệm phải giải thích có thể nói rõ được, có thể giải thích được (demonstrable, explicable, interpretable). (various references) | |
Welsh | atebol (amenable, answerable, responsible), cyfrifol (amenable, answerable, of repute, responsible). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "accountable": accountableness, accountablenesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "accountable": nonaccountable, unaccountable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "accountable" (pronounced ukou"ntubul or ukou"nubul) |
| 9 | u k ou" n t u b u l | unaccountable. |
| 8 | -k ou" n t u b u l | countable. |
| 7 | -ou" n t u b u l | insurmountable. |
| 6 | -n t u b u l | discountable, implantable, lamentable, patentable, presentable, preventable, printable, rentable, unprintable. |
| 5 | -t u b u l | acceptable, adaptable, adjustable, adoptable, attributable, charitable, collectible, comfortable, compatible, constable, contemptible, contestable, convertible, copyrightable, creditable, debatable, deductible, delectable, detectable, digestible, disreputable, eatable, electable, equitable, excitable, exportable, forfeitable, forgettable, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hospitable, imitable, immutable, imperceptible, incompatible, incontrovertible, indestructible, indisputable, indomitable, inequitable, inevitable, inexhaustible, inflatable, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, inscrutable, insupportable, interruptible, intractable, investable, irrefutable, irresistible, irritable, marketable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, notable, palatable, perceptible, portable, potable, predictable, profitable, prosecutable, quotable, redoubtable, regrettable, repeatable, reportable, reputable, resettable, respectable, retractable, suggestible, suitable, supportable, susceptible, tractable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, unacceptable, unbeatable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, undetectable, unelectable, unforgettable, uninhabitable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprofitable, unsuitable, unsupportable, vegetable, veritable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, accessible, achievable, actionable, addressable, admirable, admissible, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, classifiable, collapsible, Combinable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, consumable, controllable, credible, crucible, culpable, curable, defensible, definable, degradable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, determinable, developable, disagreeable, discernible, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, edible, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, hon, honorable, horrible, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, impermissible, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indispensable, indistinguishable, indivisible, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inescapable, inexcusable, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflexible, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, intolerable, invaluable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palpable, parable, passable, payable, peaceable, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, possible, practicable, preferable, probable, programmable, provable, punishable, questionable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, reducible, refundable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, repairable, repayable, replaceable, reprehensible, resealable, responsible, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, survivable, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, tunable, typeable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbelievable, unbuildable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, venerable, verifiable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
| 5 | -n u b u l | abominable, actionable, amenable, attainable, burnable, cannibal, Combinable, definable, determinable, discernible, explainable, fashionable, fissionable, imaginable, impregnable, impressionable, inalienable, indefinable, interminable, objectionable, obtainable, personable, questionable, reasonable, returnable, seasonable, sustainable, tenable, trainable, tunable, unalienable, unattainable, unconscionable, unexplainable, unfashionable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unmentionable, unobtainable, unquestionable, unreasonable, unsustainable, untenable, unwinnable, winnable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | acceptable, accessible, achievable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, callable, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, observable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmistakable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unreachable, unreadable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-c-e-l-n-o-t-u" | |
-1 letter: outbalance. | |
-2 letters: accentual, countable, unactable. | |
-3 letters: acutance, atonable, bluecoat, canulate, lacunate, oceanaut, tenacula. | |
-4 letters: abalone, abluent, account, actable, baccate, balance, butanol, canulae, cloacae, coenact, conceal, lactean, lactone, lacunae, noctule, notable, tableau, tunable. | |
-5 letters: ablate, ablaut, accent, acetal, actual, acuate, anlace, atonal, baccae, bacula, bateau, beacon, boatel, boucle, bounce, buccal, butane, cablet, caecal, cancel, canola, cantle, canula, catalo, catena, cental, cloaca, cobalt, cobnut, coteau, cuneal, eluant, etalon, lacuna, lacune, lanate, lancet, launce, lobate, locate, lucent, lunate, nebula, oblate, occult, octane, tolane, toucan, unable, unbelt, unbolt, unlace. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-c-e-l-n-o-t-u" | |
+2 letters: unaccountable. | |
+3 letters: counterbalance, nonaccountable. | |
+4 letters: accountableness, counterbalanced, counterbalances. | |
+5 letters: accountabilities, counterbalancing. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 63 63 6F 75 6E 74 61 62 6C 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.-. -.-. --- ..- -. - .- -... .-.. . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100011 01100011 01101111 01110101 01101110 01110100 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A c c o u n t a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0063 0063 006F 0075 006E 0074 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3569698187808667687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Familiar 7. Quotations: Historic 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Quotations: Spoken 10. Quotations: Speeches 11. Usage Frequency 12. Expressions | 13. Expressions: Internet 14. Translations: Modern 15. Derivations 16. Rhymes | 17. Anagrams 18. Orthography 19. Bibliography |
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