liable
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When liable helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A B E I L
Two-Letter Start
LI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ABLE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- LI start
- ABLE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- liable is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, e, i, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ABLE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
adjective
Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
"1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34."
adjective
Subject; susceptible.
"A man liable to heart disease."
adjective
Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
adjective
(as predicate, with "to" and an infinitive) likely.
"Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk."