What does UNSTABLE mean?

Pronunciation
/ənˈsteɪbəl/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. lacking stability or fixity or firmness“unstable political conditions”
  2. highly or violently reactive“sensitive and highly unstable compounds”
  3. affording no ease or reassurance“a precarious truce”
  4. suffering from severe mental illness“of unsound mind”
  5. disposed to psychological variability“his rather unstable religious convictions”
  6. subject to change; variable“a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

unstabler11unstablest12

Anagrams of UNSTABLE

abluents10

Words inside UNSTABLE

313 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is UNSTABLE a valid word in word games?

UNSTABLE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is UNSTABLE worth?

UNSTABLE is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from UNSTABLE?

313 other words, including BE, AS, AT and BUT.