7 Letters
4 Consonants
3 Vowels
4 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use ability as a noun in a sentence.
About Ability
A 4 syllables noun and 7 letters with the letters a, b, i, l, t, and y, 4 consonants, 3 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letter l. Ability starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters a, ab, abi, abil, abili, and the ending characters are y, ty, ity, lity, ility, ..
Definition
The quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Ability is set as a grade five word that starts with a, ends with y, 4 syllables, 3 vowels and 7 letters.
Scrabble
Is ability a scrabble word? A 12 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Ability in Pig Latin is said as "abilityay or abilityway".
Unigram
a | b | i | l | i | t | y
Bigram
ab | bi | il | li | it | ty
Trigram
abi | bil | ili | lit | ity
Quadrigram
abil | bili | ilit | lity
Word Gram
Noun Examples
the quality of being able to perform;
a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done;
"danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Ability"

There are 214 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to ability.

SynonymDefinition
Ableness
Accessibilitythe attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
Addresssocial skill
Adeptnessskillful performance or ability without difficulty
"his quick adeptness was a product of good design"
"he was famous for his facility as an archer"
Adequacythe quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
Adequatenessthe quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
Adroitnessskillful performance or ability without difficulty
"his quick adeptness was a product of good design"
"he was famous for his facility as an archer"
Agencyhow a result is obtained or an end is achieved
"a means of control"
"an example is the best agency of instruction"
"the true way to success"
Airmanshipthe art of operating aircraft
Annealinghardening something by heat treatment

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Antonyms

There are 2 words that have the opposite meaning of ability.

AntonymDefinition
Inabilitylacking the power to perform
Unfitnessthe condition of not being suitable
"the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment"

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from ability.

Anagram Definition
Abilitythe quality of being able to perform
a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

View English words with the unique letters used in ability. Words With The Letters Abilty

Hypernyms

Ability has 1 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Qualityan essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
"the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

Hyponyms

There are 17 hyponyms for ability

Word Definition
Adaptabilitythe ability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances
Capabilitythe quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally;
"he worked to the limits of his capability"
Capablenessthe quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally;
"he worked to the limits of his capability"
Competencethe quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Competencythe quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Contractilitythe capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter
Formthe spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance;
"geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
Interoperability(computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks)
Magical Ability
Magical Power

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The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word ability.

Is ability a scrabble word or can you use ability in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 514646 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 752669 games. This 7 letter 12 point scrabble word can be rearranged 2,520 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, b, i, l, t, and y? There's 2 with 9 letters or less with the letters a, b, i, l, t, and y. Here is a list of 2 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Liability (9 letters) 14 +2 16 +3 liability
Ability (7 letters) 12 13 ability





     

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