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Definition: Babble |
BabbleNoun1. Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby. Verb1. Utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention". 2. To talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby". 3. Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise, as of water; "babbling brooks". 4. Divulge information or secrets; spill the beans; "Be careful--his secretary talks". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "babble" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Note: Babble \Bab"ble\, intransitive verb [imperfect & past participle. Babbled;personal pronoun & verb noun. Babbling.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | The aggregate crosstalk from a large number of communications channels. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | BABBLE. Confused, unintelligible talk, such as was used at the building the tower of Babel. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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Synonyms: BabbleSynonyms: babbling (n), lallation (n), babble out (v), blab (v), blab out (v), blather (v), blether (v), blither (v), bubble (v), burble (v), guggle (v), gurgle (v), peach (v), ripple (v), sing (v), smatter (v), talk (v), tattle (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: keep quiet (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Conversation | Causerie, chat, chitchat; small talk, table talk, teatable talk, town talk, village talk, idle talk; tattle, gossip, babble, babblement; tripotage, cackle, prittle-prattle, cancan, on dit; talk of the town, talk of the village. |
Loquacity | Verb: be loquacious; Adjective: talk glibly, pour forth, patter; prate, palaver, prose, chatter, prattle, clack, jabber, jaw; blather, blatter, blether; rattle, rattle on; twaddle, babble, gabble; outtalk; talk oneself out of breath, talk oneself hoarse; expatiate; (speak at length); gossip; (converse); din in the ears; (repeat); talk at random, talk nonsense; be hoarse with talking. |
River | Verb: flow, run; meander; gush, pour, spout, roll, jet, well, issue; drop, drip, dribble, plash, spirtle, trill, trickle, distill, percolate; stream, overflow, inundate, deluge, flow over, splash, swash; guggle, murmur, babble, bubble, purl, gurgle, sputter, spurt, spray, regurgitate; ooze, flow out. (egress). |
Unmeaningness | Nonsense, utter nonsense, gibberish; jargon, jabber, mere words, hocus-pocus, fustian, rant, bombast, balderdash, palaver, flummery, verbiage, babble, baverdage, baragouin, platitude, niaiserie; inanity; flap-doodle; rigmarole, rodomontade; truism; nugae canorae; twaddle, twattle, fudge, trash, garbage, humbug; stuff, stuff and nonsense; bosh, rubbish, moonshine, wish-wash, fiddle-faddle; absurdity; vagueness; (unintelligibility). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Babble |
| English words defined with "babble": Babbled, Babblement, Babblery, Bibble-babble, Blatter, Blattering ♦ Glaver. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "babble": Maundrel. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "babble": Bibble-babble. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Tonight's Babble Chat was hosted by Kevin Thompson (Daria; writing credit: Glenn Eichler; Peggy Nicoll) Walk as you babble please (Gilmore Girls; writing credit: Povl Erik Carstensen; Sebastian Dorset) | |
Lyrics | A Babble on, won’t cha come along, cause we’re (Virtual Reality; performing artist: Rusted Root) Babble on, come along, a babble on (Virtual Reality; performing artist: Rusted Root) My care, But comma momma babble on, (Virtual Reality; performing artist: Rusted Root) My stare, but comma momma babble on, (Virtual Reality; performing artist: Rusted Root) Well Babble on, come along, (Virtual Reality; performing artist: Rusted Root) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Tower of Babble (2002) Babble On! TV (2001) | |
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 | Water cooler; babble; bubble; crow; lap; murmur; plash; purl; ripple; slosh; splash; wash; gurgle; gurgling. |
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | And therefore the tongues about him had ceased their babble. |
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Health | The child used to say a few words or babble, but now he/she doesn’t. (references) | |
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| "Babble" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 89.72% of the time. "Babble" is used about 107 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 |
| Noun (singular) | 89.72% | 96 | 33,456 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 9.35% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.93% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 107 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "babble": babble a secret ♦ babble away ♦ babble nonsense ♦ babble of voices ♦ babble on ♦ babble out ♦ babble out smth.. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "babble": Bibble-babble, cicerone-babble, ethno-babble, kulcher-babble, management-babble, out-babble, psycho-babble. | |
| 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 "babble"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | murmurit (burble, gabble, jabber, lip, mumble, mutter), murmurimë (burble, buzz, grunt, murmur, mutter), llap (prate, prattle, tattle), gurgulloj (Bicker, bubble, gurgle, purl, ripple, seethe), guguoj, gugatje (babblement, coo, crow), dërdëllit (chatter, clack, gab, gibber, harp on, jabber, prattle, yap), dërdëllis (chatter, clack, gab, gibber, harp on, harp on the same string, jabber, prattle, yap). (various references) | |
Arabic | هذيان أو كلام غير مفهوم, تكلم كالمعتوه, تمتم (gibber, mumble, mutter, stammer, stutter, stutter out), خرير (bubble), خر (fall, murmur, prostrate), أفشى بحماقة, ثرثرة (blab, blabber, boastfulness, breeze, cackle, chat, chatter, clatter, gab, gabble, garrulity, gas, gibberish, jabber, jactitation, logorrhea, loquacity, patter, prate, prattle, rattle, talkativeness, tattler, tittle tattle, twaddle, yap), ثرثر (blab, blabber, bluster, chatter, clack, clatter, crack, gabble, gas, gibber, give oneself airs, gossip, jabber, jangle, jaw, natter, palaver, patter, prate, prattle, quack, rap, rumble, shoot one's mouth off, smatter, talk, tattle, twaddle, twitter, yap), بربرة (gabble, gibberish, jabber). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | ромон (burble, chatter, murmur, purl, ripple, susurration), ромоля (brawl, murmur, purl, ripple), шумоля (rustle, swish, whisper), шумолене (lisp, murmur, rustle, swish, whisper), бърборя (cank, gab, jabber, natter, prate, prattle, rattle, tattle), бръщолевя (gabble, palaver), бръщолевене (quack), брътвя, брътвеж (chat, footle, palaver, prate, prattle, quack, rigmarole, wash), празни приказки (eyewash, flim-flam, froth, fudge, gas, jazz, natter, palaver, patter, piffle, talk, tittle tattle, twaddle, wind, yack), плямпане (prattle), плямпам (chat, gas, prate, prattle), издрънквам (plump, scrounge, wangle, wheedle), издавам тайна (blab, repeat, spill the beans, tell), дърдорене (burble, cackle, gab, gabble, jaw, patter, sputter, yap). (various references) | |
Chinese | '呀作声. (various references) | |
Czech | bublat (bubble, burble, gurgle), blábolit, žvatlat (chatter, gurgle, prattle), žvanit (blab, burble, cackle, gabble, gas, natter, palaver, pettifog, piffle, prate, prattle, rattle, spout, talk, tattle, tittle tattle, twaddle, waffle, yap). (various references) | |
Danish | babble (crosstalk noise, multiple crosstalk), maskinkrydstale (crosstalk noise, multiple crosstalk), krydstaleforstyrrelser (crosstalk noise, multiple crosstalk). (various references) | |
Dutch | telefoongeruis (crosstalk noise, multiple crosstalk), overspraakruis (crosstalk noise, multiple crosstalk), meervoudige overspraak (crosstalk noise, multiple crosstalk). (various references) | |
Farsi | یاوه گفتن , یاوه (Absurd, Nonsense, Tattle), فاش کردن (Betray, Disclose, Divulge, Giveaway, Manifest, Peach, Reveal, Squeal, Tattle, Tell, Uncloak, Unfold, Utter), من ومن , ورورکردن (Buzz), سخن نامفهوم گفتن , سخن بیهوده . (various references) | |
Finnish | sorina (hum, murmur), solista (tinkle), solina (tinkle), papina (crosstalk noise, multiple crosstalk), loru (idle talk), lepertely (gurgle), leperrellä (gurgle), laverrus (jabber), laverrella (jabber), lörpötys (idle talk), lörpötellä (blab, chat, chatter), jokeltaa (crow, gurgle), jokellus (baby-talk, crowing). (various references) | |
French | bruit de diaphonie, bavardons, bavardez, bavarder, bavardent, bavardage, babiller (babbling), babillement, babillage (babbling), babil, murmure confus, jaser (babbling), diaphonie. (various references) | |
German | Störgeräusch (background noise, interference, static noise), schwatzen (blab, blather, cackle, chat, chatter, drool, gab, gabbings, go on, gossip, jabber, jabber away, natter, patter, prattle, talk, talk away, to blab, to chatter, to twaddle, twaddle, visit), gemurmel (burble, buzz, hum, humming, mumble, mumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering, mutterings), babbeln (chatter). (various references) | |
Greek | φλυαρώ (blabber, chatter, gab, gabble, gibber, gossip, jabber, palaver, prate, rattle away, tattle, tittle tattle, twaddle, waffle, yammer, yap, yatter). (various references) | |
Hebrew | למלמל (buzz, chatter, mumble, murmur, mutter, splutter, sputter, stammer), לפטפט (blather, chat, chatter, gabble, gossip, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, shoot ones mouth off), פטפוט (chat, chatter, garrulity, prattle, small talk). (various references) | |
Hungarian | gügyögés (baby-talk, chirp, chirping, crow, crowing), gagyogás (chirp, chirping, crow, crowing, prattle), csobogás (brawl, gurgle, lap, ripple). (various references) | |
Indonesian | bercakap-cakap (gab, gabble). (various references) | |
Italian | barbugliare, balbettio (prattle, stammer), balbettare (falter, stammer, stutter), balbettamento (babblement), parlare a vanvera (Maunder), mormorare (grumble, hum, murmur, mutter, ripple, speak ill, whisper), farfugliare (gabble, gibber, mumble, murmur, slur, splutter, sputter), diafonia multipla (crosstalk noise, multiple crosstalk), diafonia (cross-talk, crosstalk noise, multiple crosstalk), cianciare (prate, prattle, waffle, yammer), ciancia (idle talk, nonsense, rubbish), chiacchiera (gab, gossip, natter, tattle, waffle). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 珍糞漢 (gibberish), 珍紛漢紛 (double Dutch, gibberish, unintelligible language). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ち"ぷ"か"ぷ" (double Dutch, gibberish, unintelligible language), ち"ぷ"か" (gibberish). (various references) | |
Korean | "거리며 말. (various references) | |
Manx | jannoo thassane (hiss, twitter), jannoo cronnane (buzz, whirr), cronnane (buzz, drone, hum, purr, whirr), bloberaght (blab, divulgation, divulge), beealeraght (chatter, chit-chat, talk, talkativeness). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abblebay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | balbucio; tagarelice, balbucio (attempt, babblement, babbling, try), balbuciar; tagarelar , balbuciar (lip, lisp, mumble, mutter, stammer, stutter), balbuciação (babbling, lisp, mumble, mumbling, mutter, muttering, prattle, stammer, stammering, stutter, stuttering), ruído, falatório, fala confusa, murmúrio confuso (crosstalk noise, multiple crosstalk), diafonia múltipla (crosstalk noise, multiple crosstalk), diafonia (cross-talk, crosstalk noise, multiple crosstalk), dar com a língua nos dentes. (various references) | |
Romanian | bâlbâialã (fluff, impediment, lisp, stammering), bolborosealã (gibber, gibberish, gobbledygook, mutter), bolborosi (bubble, falter out, gabble, gibber, gobble, haw, mutter, sputter, stammer), gânguri (coo), aiurealã (confusion, flurry, fuss, hubbub, muss, raving, rigmarole, thoughtlessness, tomfoolery, twaddle), da de gol (spill the beans), divulga (disclose, divulge, let on, spill the beans), fleacuri (bosh, bunk, cheese, fiddlededee, fiddle-faddle, flim-flam, froth, gammon, humbug, odd trifles, skittles, tosh, tripe, whatnot), flecãrealã (cackle, chatter, chit chat, gabble, gossip, patter, prate, prattle, talk, tattle, tittle tattle), flecãri (blab, blether, cackle, chatter, gossip, humbug, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle, talk, tattle, tittle tattle), îngãima (splutter), gâlgâiturã (bubble, gurgle), vorbãrie (chit chat, clack, gabble, palaver, phrase, talk, twaddle), gângurit (cooing, prattle, prattling), murmur (babbling, Bicker, brawl, chatter, garrulity, hum, moan, mumbling, murmur, mutter, prattle, rhubarb, ripple, rustle, rustling, warble), murmura (Bicker, brawl, breathe, chatter, croak, growl, grumble, gurgle, kick, moan, mumble, murmur, mutter, Pearl, prattle, purl, ripple, round, rustle, sough, warble, whisper), pãlãvrãgi (chatter, confabulate, crack, gossip, humbug, jabber, prate, twaddle), se bâlbâi (splatter, stammer, stutter), susur (brawl, chatter, gurgle, murmur, prattle, ripple, warble, whisper), susura (Bicker, brawl, chatter, gurgle, hum, murmur, Pearl, prattle, purl, ripple, swish), trãncãnealã (chit chat, clack, clatter, drivel, flippancy, gibber, rattle, rigmarole, tattle, yap), trãncãni (Bab, cackle, clack, clash, clatter, cosher, gab, gibber, gossip, jabber, jangle, Maunder, natter, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle, talk, tattle, yap), ugui (coo), gâlgâi (bubble, gurgle). (various references) | |
Russian | журчать (murmur, purl), лепетать лепет (prattle), лепетать, бормотать (burble, gabble, gibber, jabber, lip, mumble, murmur, mutter, muttered, speak in one's beard). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | brbljati (jabber, jaw, patter, prattle, yak, yap), zažuboriti, verglati, tepati (coo), mrmoriti (gurgle), izbrbljati (blab, blurt), žamoriti (hum, ripple). (various references) | |
Spanish | balbucear (fumble, lisp, mumble, prattle, splutter, stammer, stutter). (various references) | |
Swedish | sorl (buzz, gurgle, hum, murmur), pladdra (blether, chatter, clack, clutter, gab, gabble, gaggle, jabber, jibber, prate, prattle), jollra (prattle), babbel (babblement, gabble, gibber, prattle). (various references) | |
Thai | พู"เป็นต่อยหอย, พู"อ้อแอ้. (various references) | |
Turkish | boşboğazlık etmek (blab, shoot off one's mouth, talk indiscreetly, tattle), boşboğazlık (garrulity, idle talk, indiscretion, tattle), boş lâf (applesauce, balderdash, bosh, bunkum, comment, empty words, falderal, fiddle, fiddle-de-dee, flimflam, flubdub, flummery, froth, fudge, gab, galimatias, garbage, gas, guff, haver, hokum, hooey, hot air, inanity, jazz, lark, moonshine, palaver, poppycock, punk, routine, small talk, talky-talk, tripe, vaporings, vapourings, waffle, wind, wishy-wash), gevezelik etmek (blab, cackle, chat, chatter, clack, gabble, gossip, natter, prate, prattle, tattle), şırıldamak (gurgle, plash, purl, warble), ağzından kaçırmak (babble out smth., betray, blab, blab out, blunder out, blurt out, let fall, rap out, tattle), ağulamak (gurgle), çağıldamak (murmur, purl). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | бурмотіння (jabber, mumble, mumbling), дзюрчати (chatter, gurgle, murmur, ripple, whimper), пробовкуватися, балаканина (causerie, chatter, chirrup, chit chat), балакати (blab, chat, palaver, prose), базікання (babbling, blab, blather, blether, bunkum, burble, cackle, chatter, chit chat, clatter, flubdub, gabble, gossip, jabber, piffle, prate, spiel, talk, tattle, tittle tattle, tootle, twaddle, twitter, waffle, wind, yak-yak), базікати (blab, blather, burble, cackle, chatter, chin, clatter, expatiate, footle, gab, gabble, gossip, haver, jabber, natter, parleyvoo, piffle, prate, spiel, tattle, tittle tattle, twitter, waffle, wag, wiggle-waggle, yak, yak-yak, yarn), дзюрчання (babbling, bickering, chatter, murmuring, purl, ripple), белькотати, щебетати (chatter, chirm, chirp, chirrup, quaver, tweet, twitter), бурмотіти (gabble), лепет (prattle), лепетати (chipper, lisp, prattle), мимрити (dodder, gabble off, jabber, lip, mutter, splatter), гомоніти (yarn), гомін (buzz, charm, chirm, clabber, clamor, clamour, hullabaloo, hum, jangle, noise), белькотання (sputter). (various references) | |
Welsh | baldorddi, baldordd (balderdash, clamor), rwdlan (blather, talk nonsense, talk rubbish), prepian (blab), dwndwr (din, hubbub), coethi (bark, chastise, refine), clebran (chatter, gossip, tattle). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | garrio. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "babble": babbled, babblement, babblements, babbler, babblers, babbles. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "babble": psychobabble, technobabble. (additional references) | |
Words containing "babble": psychobabbler, psychobabblers, psychobabbles, technobabbles. (additional references) | |
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"Babble" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: babae, babal, Babala, Babale, Babalu, bable, Bablu, Babulal, beable, bebel, beeble, biable, bibble. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "babble" (pronounced ba"bul) |
| 5 | b a" b u l | Babel, psychobabble. |
| 4 | -a" b u l | dabble, Drabble, rabble, Scrabble. |
| 3 | -b u l | incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, acceptable, accessible, able, abominable, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amble, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, assemble, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bauble, bearable, believable, bible, billable, biodegradable, bramble, breakable, bubble, buildable, Bumble, burnable, cable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, cobble, coble, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, corbel, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, crumble, culpable, curable, cymbal, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, Dibble, digestible, disable, disagreeable, disassemble, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, dissemble, distinguishable, divisible, doable, double, dribble, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enable, enfeeble, enforceable, enjoyable, ennoble, ensemble, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fable, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, feeble, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, foible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fumble, fungible, fusible, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, gullible, habitable, hardscrabble, harvestable, herbal, heritable, hobble, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, humble, identifiable, ignoble, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immeasurable, immiscible, immobile, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, soluble, solvable, spendable, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, symbol, table, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intertribal, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, jumble, justifiable, kibble, knowledgeable, label, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, libel, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marble, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, mislabel, mobile, moldable, movable, mumble, navigable, negligible, negotiable, nibble, nimble, noble, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, nonverbal, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, pebble, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, preamble, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quibble, quotable, ramble, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, reassemble, rebel, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redouble, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, relabel, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resemble, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, salable, saleable, salvageable, scramble, scribble, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, shamble, Sibyl, sizable, sizeable, sociable, thimble, timetable, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, tunable, turntable, typeable, umbel, unable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unscramble, unserviceable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, valuable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verbal, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, wamble, washable, wearable, winnable, wobble, workable. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-b-b-e-l" | |
-1 letter: babel. | |
-2 letters: abbe, able, babe, bale, blab, blae, bleb. | |
-3 letters: alb, ale, bal, bel, ebb, lab, lea. | |
-4 letters: ab, ae, al, ba, be, el, la. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-b-b-e-l" | |
+1 letter: abubble, babbled, babbler, babbles, blabbed, blabber, brabble. | |
+2 letters: babblers, bedabble, blabbers, brabbled, brabbler, brabbles, bribable, tubbable. | |
+3 letters: bedabbled, bedabbles, blabbered, brabblers, clubbable. | |
+4 letters: absorbable, babblement, bedabbling, blabbering, bubblehead, scrubbable. | |
+5 letters: babblements, bubbleheads, unclubbable. | |
| 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. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Sounds 7. Quotations: Fiction 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Expressions 11. Expressions: Internet 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Translations: Ancient 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Bibliography |
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