What does VOLATILE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈvɑlətəl/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures“volatile oils”
  2. liable to lead to sudden change or violence“an explosive issue”
  3. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments“fickle friends”
  4. tending to vary often or widely“volatile stocks”

noun

  1. a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor“it was heated to evaporate the volatiles”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

volatiles12

Anagrams of VOLATILE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside VOLATILE

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

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Questions

Is VOLATILE a valid word in word games?

VOLATILE 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 VOLATILE worth?

VOLATILE is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from VOLATILE?

129 other words, including TO, IT, AT and ALL.