Liable

Definitions: Liable

Liable

Adjective

1. At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget".

2. Subject to legal action; "liable to criminal charges".

3. (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes".

4. Held legally responsible; "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service".

Date "liable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Etymology: Liable \Li"a*ble\ (l[imac]"[.a]*b'l), adjective. [From French lier to bind, from Latin expression ligare. Compare to Ally, transitive verb, Ligature.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Tips from 1870	Usage: Calculated, Liable. This word is often incorrectly used in the sense of likely, liable, apt; as, "His utterances are calculated to injure his cause." In the proper use of the word there is present the idea of purpose or intent. Source: Slips of Speech.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Liable

Synonyms: apt(p) (adj), liable(p) (adj), nonimmune (adj), nonresistant (adj), unresistant (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Acquittal	Not liable.
Debt	Adjective: indebted; liable, chargeable, answerable for.
Duty	Amenable, liable, accountable, responsible, answerable.
Liability	Adjective: liable, subject; in danger; open to, exposed to, obnoxious to; answerable; unexempt from; apt to; dependent on; incident to.
Subjection	Adjective: subject, dependent, subordinate; feudal, feudatory; in subjection to, under control; in leading strings, in harness; subjected, enslaved; Verb: constrained; downtrodden; overborne, overwhelmed; under the lash, on the hip, led by the nose, henpecked; the puppet of, the sport of, the plaything of; under one's orders, under one's command, under one's thumb; a slave to; at the mercy of; in the power of, in the hands of, in the clutches of; at the feet of; at one's beck and call; (obedient); liable; parasitical; stipendiary.
Tendency	Adjective: tending; Verb: conducive, working towards, in a fair way to, calculated to; liable; subservient; (instrumental); useful; subsidiary; (helping).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

Son, stay clear of weddings because one of them is liable to be your own. (Maverick; writing credit: Lawrence Menkin)

I'm liable to break another slate over your head. (Anne of Green Gables; writing credit: Lucy Maud Montgomery; Kevin Sullivan)

You walk around town dressed like that, you're liable to get shot. (Back to the Future Part III; writing credit: Robert Zemeckis; Bob Gale)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	A case decided in the Supreme Court of the United States, in February, 1793 : in which is discussed the question--"whether a state be liable to be sued by a private citizen of another state?" (reference) Hazardous Waste on the Construction Site: What Is Liable (reference) International Law of Responsibility for Economic Crimes: Holding Heads of State and Other High Ranking State Officials Individually Liable for Acts o (reference) Liable to Floods (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Abigail Adams	Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
Fielding	We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.
Henri Frederic Amiel	He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature . . . is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life.
James Madison	The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
Owen Felltham	Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.
Wilbur Wright	If a man is in too big a hurry to give up an error he is liable to give up some truth with it.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	The use of force without authority, always puts him that uses it into a state of war, as the aggressor, and renders him liable to be treated accordingly. (Second Treatise of Government)
US Constitution	1791	Clause 7: Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	The German Government undertakes to admit to its territory without distinction all persons liable to repatriation. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The size of certain gashes was a serious danger, the suppuration of large wounds always being liable to reabsorption, and consequently to kill the.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Their infections multiply, too. In addition, they are liable to develop cancers, especially cancers related to immune system cells and organs. (references)
Business		Legally, the product manufacturer is liable for the product. (references)
		Leasing Companies are liable to pay tax on all their earnings. (references)
		Businesses with an annual turnover exceeding US$1.0 million are liable for registration as taxable persons. (references)
Children	Mexico	Nine years of education are compulsory, and parents are legally liable for their children's attendance; however, SEP and the Sierra Neighborhood Foundation have maintained that only approximately 30 percent of youths between 15 and 20 years of age attend school. (references)
Civil Liberties	Guinea	They may hold event organizers criminally liable if violence or destruction of property ensues. (references)
	Botswana	Unregistered groups are potentially liable to penalties including fines up to $155 (1,000 Pula), up to 7 years in jail, or both. (references)
Economic History	Ecuador	Associates are not liable to third parties. (references)
	Japan	A branch is liable for payment of Japanese taxes. (references)
	Netherlands	They are jointly and severally liable for any obligations of the firm. (references)
Human Rights	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	An inquest determined that one of the two policemen was liable for unlawful killing. (references)
	Gambia	Following these incidents, the army announced that none of the soldiers would be arrested or found liable for taking part in the shootings. (references)
	Ghana	The IGP recommended an inquiry into the February 1999 case of police who fired into a crowd at the Konkomba market in Accra and ordered that those liable be prosecuted. (references)
Minorities	Bosnia and Herzegovina	In May the Zvornik Basic Court issued a decision against Bosnian Serbs who violently protested the return of Bosniaks to the village of Divic; 14 persons were found guilty of obstructing officials in performing their duties, 2 persons were sentenced to 45 days of imprisonment, and fines were leveled against the remaining 12. While observers believe that the sentence was lenient given the severity of the crime, the case represents the first instance in the eastern RS in which Bosnian Serbs have been held criminally liable for inciting violence against minority returnees. (references)
Political Economy	GREECE	Non-registered immigrants are liable to summary deportation if arrested. (references)
	MEXICO	Although enforcement is spotty, the government formally requires that children attend a minimum of nine years of school and may hold parents legally liable for their children's nonattendance. (references)
Trade	Mauritius	They are liable to a 15% corporate tax. (references)
	Uae	Goods remaining in the UAE after six months period are liable for duty. (references)
	Nepal	Goods imported into Nepal are also liable for a sales tax of 15 percent. (references)
Travel	Tanzania	Water and power is generally available but liable to frequent interruptions. (references)
	Cote D'ivoire	If the prescribed conditions are not met, the visitor will be liable for the full duty of the vehicle or goods imported. (references)
Women	Azerbaijan	However, pimps and brothel-owners are liable to criminal laws. (references)
Worker Rights	Kiribati	Employers are liable for the expenses of workers injured on the job. (references)
	Ukraine	A union that organizes an illegal strike is liable for strike-inflicted losses. (references)
	Croatia	If a strike is found to be illegal, any participant may be dismissed and the union held liable for damages. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
James Lipton	I was dealing with craft, and that's the surprising thing, the number of people who have literally broken down on our stage, because when you're talking about the thing that is most important to someone, they're liable to feel something strong.
Rush Limbaugh	Accountants also won the elimination of joint and severe liability, which holds any single defendant in a lawsuit liable for all the damages.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	Real patriots who may resist the intrigues of the favorite are liable to become suspected and odious, while its tools and dupes usurp the applause and confidence of the people to surrender their interests.
James Madison	1809-1817	This proceeding, although made the ground of the repeal of the British orders in council, is rendered by the time and manner of it liable to many objections.
James Monroe	1817-1825	The execution of this plan would necessarily be attended with expense, and that not inconsiderable, but it is doubted whether any other can be devised which would be less liable to that objection or more likely to succeed.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	We are all sensible of the bias to which the strongest minds and purest hearts are, under such circumstances, liable.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Liable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.96% of the time. "Liable" is used about 2,243 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)	99.96%	2,242	3,933
Noun (proper)	0.04%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	2,243	N/A

Expressions using "liable": be liable ♦ be liable for ♦ be liable for tax ♦ be liable to ♦ be liable to do smth. ♦ be liable to prosecution ♦ goods liable to duty ♦ jointly liable ♦ liable employer ♦ liable for ♦ liable for military service ♦ liable from excise ♦ liable or not liable ♦ liable state ♦ liable to ♦ liable to a lax ♦ liable to duty ♦ liable to pay damages ♦ liable to pay taxes ♦ liable to qualify ♦ liable to suspicion ♦ liable to tax ♦ liable topredicate ♦ not liable ♦ render liable of. Additional references.

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 "liable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		përgjegjës (accountable, answerable, boss, chief, corresponding, counsellor, curator, foreman, manager, responsible, responsive, supervisor), i rrezikuar, i prekshëm nga sëmundjet, i detyruar (constrained, duty-bound, forced, indebted, induced, obligatory). (various references)

Arabic		‏مسؤول قانونيا, ‏مدين (behindhand, borrower, debit, debtor), ‏عرضة (amenability, apt, susceptible), ‏خاضع (dependent, subject, submissive, subordinate, subsidiary, tributary). (various references)

Bulgarian		уязвим (assailable, attackable, pregnable, unguarded, vulnerable, wide open), възможен (conceivable, eventual, feasible, likely, possible, potential, thinkable), вероятен (assumptive, believable, contingent, expected, feasible, likely, presumptive, probable, prospective, verisimilar), отговорен (accountable, amenable, answerable, responsible), задължен (beholden, bound, indebted, obligee), предразположен (inclined, prone, set), подлежащ, изложен (exposed, open). (various references)

Chinese		有責任 (responsible), 有义务, 容�" (easy, likely). (various references)

Czech		povinný (compulsory, due, obligatory), odpovìdný (accountable, responsible). (various references)

Danish		grund(jord)der er udsat for bortskylning og underminering og udskaering (soil liable to scour), ansvarlig arbejdsgiver (liable employer), ansvarlig myndighed (liable state), at den legitime udfoerelse af deres erhvervsmaessige arbejde hverken vil goere journalister til genstand for udvisning eller paa anden maade for straf (the legitimate pursuit of professional activity will neither render journalists liable to expulsion nor otherwise penalize them), bidragspligt (liable to contribution, obligation to contribute), debitor (credit receiver, debtor, party liable to duty, person credited, person liable for payment, person liable to make payment), der er mulighed for at injicere vand i kullaget ved at ophoere med chokspraengninger i lag, som er umiddelbart blottet og erstatte dem med ekspansionsboringer (it is possible to carry out water infusion by the elimination of inducer shots in seams liable to instantaneous outburst and by their replacement by relaxation boreholes), ekspanderende sidebjergarter har både det stoerste pore-volumen og den stoerste pore-radius i upåvirket tilstand (the surrounding rock liable to swelling is characterised at the same time by the highest pore volume and the largest radius of entry of the initial pore), erstatningspligt eller ikke erstatningspligt (liable or not liable), afgiftsskyldner (party liable to duty, person liable for payment, person liable to make payment), forskydelig (liable to movement, movable), varemærke,som vil kunne vildlede offentligheden (trade mark liable to mislead the public, trade mark of such a nature as to deceive the public), haefte solidarisk (to be jointly and severally liable), haefte solidarisk for afgiftens erlaeggelse (to be held jointly and severally liable for payment of the tax), i tilfaelde af alvorlige vanskeligheder,der vedvarende vil kunne ramme en oekonomisk sektor! (if difficulties arise which are ser ious and liable to persist in any sector of the economy), overskud,der er underkastet skat (profit liable to tax), person, der betaler indkomstskat (those liable to pay income tax), skyldner (credit receiver, debtor, party liable to duty, person credited, person liable for payment, person liable to make payment), være disciplinært og økonomisk ansvarlig (to render oneself liable to disciplinary action and to payment of compensation), fillere skal vaere fremstillet af egnet stenmateriale og maa ikke indeholde organiske og ekspanderende bestanddele i skadeligt omfang (fillers must be prepared from suitable rock and must not contain a damaging quantity of organic materiel liable to heave/swell/). (various references)

Dutch		burgerlijk verantwoordelijke partij (party incurring third party liability, person liable for damages), hoofdelijke en gezamenlijke borgen (sureties liable jointly and severally), hoofdelijk verplicht zijn de belasting te voldoen (to be held jointly and severally liable for payment of the tax), hoofdelijk aansprakelijke schuldenaar (debtors who are liable jointly and severally), hoofdelijk aansprakelijk zijn (to be jointly and severally liable), het zwellende nevengesteente heeft zowel het grootste poriënvolume alsook de grootste radius van de poriënopening (the surrounding rock liable to swelling is characterised at the same time by the highest pore volume and the largest radius of entry of the initial pore), het achterwege laten van schokschoten in lagen met plotselinge spontane gasuitbarstingen en de vervanging ervan door drukontlastingsboorgaten scheppen de mogelijkheid voor toepassing van waterinjectie (it is possible to carry out water infusion by the elimination of inducer shots in seams liable to instantaneous outburst and by their replacement by relaxation boreholes), de rechtmatige uitoefening van hun beroepswerkzaamheden zal journalisten noch blootstellen aan uitwijzing, noch aan andere sancties onderwerpen (the legitimate pursuit of professional activity will neither render journalists liable to expulsion nor otherwise penalize them), aan de belasting onderworpen winst (profit liable to tax), burgerrechtelijk aansprakelijkepartij (party incurring third party liability, person liable for damages), hoofdelijke verbondenheid (anyone being liable to the extent of the debt, plurality of debtors), bodem niet tegen uitschuring bestand (soil liable to scour), belastingschuldige (party liable to duty, person liable for payment, person liable to make payment), belastingplichtige (party liable to duty, person liable for payment, person liable to make payment), belastbaar (liable to a tax, subject to tax, taxable), aansprakelijke staat (liable state), aansprakelijk of niet-aansprakelijk (liable or not liable), aansprakelýk zýn (account for, be answerable, be liable, be responsible), aan rechten bij uitvoer onderworpen (liable to export duties), civielrechtelijk aansprakelijke partij (party incurring third party liability, person liable for damages), passieve hoofdelijkheid (anyone being liable to the extent of the debt, plurality of debtors), vulstoffen dienen uit geschikt gesteente te worden vervaardigd en mogen geen schadelijke hoeveelheden verontreinigingen bevatten,d.w.z.organisch materiaal en bestanddelen die in bepaalde omstandigheden gaan zwellen (fillers must be prepared from suitable rock and must not contain a damaging quantity of organic materiel liable to heave/swell/), verplaatsbaar (liable to movement, movable), verantwoorden (account for, answer, be answerable, be liable, be responsible, reply, respond), verantwoordelýk zýn (account for, be answerable, be liable, be responsible), tuchtrechtelijk verantwoordelijk en geldelijk aansprakelijk zijn (to render oneself liable to disciplinary action and to payment of compensation), tegen uitschuring bestand (not liable to be undermined), solidaire verplichting van vennoot (jointly and severally liable partner), solidaire schuldenaar (debtors who are liable jointly and severally), hoofdelijke medeschuldenaar (debtors who are liable jointly and severally), schadeplichtig zijn (indemnification, te be liable to compensation), hoofdelijke schuldenaar (debtors who are liable jointly and severally), onderhevig aan defecten (liable to breakdowns, subject to breakdowns), niet tegen uitschuring bestand (liable to be undermined), niet bestand tegen uitschuring (liable to be undermined), merk dat tot misleiding van het publiek kan leiden (trade mark liable to mislead the public, trade mark of such a nature as to deceive the public), inkomstenbelasting verschuldigd zijn (those liable to pay income tax), inkomensbelasting verschuldigd zijn (those liable to pay income tax), in geval van ernstige en mogelijk aanhoudende moeilijkheden in een sector van het economisch leven (if difficulties arise which are ser ious and liable to persist in any sector of the economy), wettelijk aansprakelijke werkgever (liable employer), schuldplichtigheid (liable to contribution). (various references)

Esperanto		prirespondi (be answerable, be liable, be responsible). (various references)

Farsi		مسلول 2 (Responsible, Undertaker, Undertaking), مشمول (Inclusive). (various references)

Finnish		taipuvainen (apt, disposed, inclined, inclined willing, prone, ready), altis (devoted, disposed, inclined, sensitive, susceptible, willing). (various references)

French		endetté, assujetti. (various references)

Frisian		beänderje (account for, be answerable, be liable, be responsible). (various references)

German		verpflichtet (beholden, bound, committed, engages, indebted, obligates, obliges), verantwortlich (accountable, accountably, answerable, liably, responsible, resposible). (various references)

Greek		υπόλογοσ (amenable, answerable), υπεύθυνοσ (accountable, blameful, reliable, responsible), υπαίτιοσ (culpable, responsible), υποκείμενοσ (subjacent, subject). (various references)

Hebrew		מוע�" (confirmed, festival, forewarned, habitual, meeting, season, term, warned), עלול (capable, caused, likely, may do, might), אחראי (accountable, answerable, guarantor, in charge of, person-in-charge, responsible, sponsor), חב (indebted, obligated), צפוי (anticipated, coating, cover, destined, expected, facing, foreseen, in prospect, incrustation, lid, overlaying, plating, predictable). (various references)

Hungarian		köteles (bound), hajlamos (apt, disposed, given, inclinable, inclined, minded, schizoid, susceptible). (various references)

Indonesian		dapat dikenal (recognizable). (various references)

Italian		responsabile (accountable, answerable, authority, designated approving authority, Officer, person in charge, responsible). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		�"然 (being liable to criticism), 動もすれば (being apt to, being inclined to, being liable to), 動ともすれば (being apt to, being inclined to, being liable to). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		か�"ぜ�" (ashamed, being liable to criticism, boldly, completeness, eunuch, perfection), ややもすれば (being apt to, being inclined to, being liable to), ややともすれば (being apt to, being inclined to, being liable to). (various references)

Korean		책임 (liabilities, liability, responsibility). (various references)

Manx		freggyragh (amenable, answerable, conformable, congruent, consonant, reactive, responsive). (various references)

Norwegian		tilbøyelig (inclined), ansvarlig. (various references)

Pig Latin		iablelay

Portuguese		legalmente obrigado, sujeito a (subject to), responsável por (accountable for), deficiência (badness, brack, defect, deficiency, deficit, degrade, disability, disturbance, failing, fault, flaw, handicap, impairment, malformation, perturbation, shortcoming, vice, want). (various references)

Romanian		supus unui impozit (liable to a lax), rãspunzãtor pentru (liable for), rãspunzãtor de (accountable, amenable, liable for, responsible for), predispus la (liable to), pasibil sã (liable to), pasibil de (liable to), obligat sã (fain, liable to), mãrfuri impozabile (goods liable to duty), fi pasibil de urmãrire (be liable to prosecution), face responsabil de (render liable of), expus la (liable to), care poate sã (liable to). (various references)

Russian		ответственный (accountable, amenable, answerable, chargeable, responsible). (various references)

Scottish		morbhach (land liable to sea flooding). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		podložan (actionable, subject, susceptible), odgovoran (accountable, amenable, answerable, responsible), obavezan (beholden, compulsory, mandatory, must, obligatory). (various references)

Spanish		tendencioso (tendentious), sujeto (amenable, fellow, lot, subject, thing, type), responsible (amenable, answerable, responsible, trust), responsable (accountable, Officer, responsible), propenso (apt, prone, ready, susceptible), predispuesto (prejudiced), potente (potent, powerful), de capacidad, capaz (able, capable, capacious, competent, efficient, proficient, roomy). (various references)

Swedish		ansvarig (accountable, amenable, answerable, chargeable, responsible, supervising person). (various references)

Thai		ที่มีแนวโน้ม, ซึ่งรับผิ�"ชอบตามกฎหมาย, ซึ่งมีความรู้สึกไวต่อ. (various references)

Turkish		yükümlü (amenable, in charge of, incumbent, obligor), sorumlu (accountable, amenable, answerable, blameworthy, curator, ex cathedra, in charge of, keeper, managing, rep, responsible), olası (a priori, contingent, contingently, earthly, eventual, feasible, in the air, in the cards, incidental, like, likely, off, on the cards, plausible, possible, probable, prospective, within the bounds of possibility), muhtemel (a priori, contingent, eventual, in the cards, likely, on the cards, probable, prospective), mesul (accountable, managing, responsible), eğilimli (affected, apt, disposed, inclinable, inclined, slant, slanting, vulnerable), duyarlı (capable, delicate, emotional, feeling, hypersensitive, impressible, impressionable, reactive, responsive, sensible, sensitive, sentient, susceptible, susceptive, tender, thin-skinned). (various references)

Ukranian		схильний (addicted, apt, disposed, given, inclinable, inclined, minded, predisposed, prone, rife, subject, tendent), відповідальний (accountable, amenable, answerable, chargeable, responsible). (various references)

Vietnamese		có trách nhiệm về pháp lý, có nghĩa vụ về pháp lý, có bổn phận có khả năng bị; có khả năng xảy ra. (various references)

Welsh		agored (open). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	ligare, obnoxia, obnoxios, obnoxius. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	lier. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words ending with "liable": alliable, pliable, reliable, ultrareliable, unreliable. (additional references)
	Words containing "liable": pliableness, pliablenesses, reliableness, reliablenesses, reliables. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Liable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: biable, ilable, lable, laible, leagle, leale, liabel, Liabes, liabl, liables, libal, lible, liebe, liebel, lieben, liegle, litable, ljacli, ljacll, loabe, logable, Loibl, Lyublyn, lyublyu, niable. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "liable" (pronounced lī"ubul)
6	l ī" u b u l	pliable, reliable, unreliable.
5	-ī" u b u l	undeniable, unjustifiable, unverifiable, viable.
4	-u b u l	abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, 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, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, 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, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, 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, 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, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, 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, 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, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, 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.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: alible, labile.
	Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-l-l"
	-1 letter: ileal, label, libel.
	-2 letters: able, bail, bale, ball, bell, bile, bill, blae, ilea, leal.
	-3 letters: ail, alb, ale, all, bal, bel, ell, ill, lab, lea, lei, lib, lie.
	-4 letters: ab, ae, ai, al, ba, be, bi, el, la, li.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-e-i-l-l"
	+1 letter: ballies, braille, liberal, likable, linable, livable, lobelia, pliable.
	+2 letters: alliable, bailable, balkline, balletic, ballsier, balmlike, bastille, billable, billhead, blearily, boilable, brailled, brailles, fallible, fileable, filmable, fireball, foilable, isolable, labeling, lamblike, lapsible, leviable, libelant, liberals, lienable, liftable, likeable, lineable, linkable, listable, liveable, lobelias, mailable, millable, mislabel, reliable, reliably, sailable, slablike, slidable, tillable, tiltable, violable, willable.
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.