Jumble solved
Is ABOVE a word? Yes.
ABOVE is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 5 letters, worth 10 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 1 anagram, with 15 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 15
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 5 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 3 : 2
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 3 vowels (A, O, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 2 remaining consonants (B, V).
above in a sentence
“Fowl that may fly above the earth.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of ABOVE
One word uses all 5 letters:
- above
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Shorter words inside ABOVE — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to ABOVE
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and above opens up 1 6-letter word. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
- aboves11
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
5
Distinct
5
Vowels
60%
A, O, E
Consonants
40%
B, V
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Practise your unscrambling
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Solving ABOVE: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters above?
Rearranging the 5 letters in above produces 15 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 5-letter answer above here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does above have any anagrams?
Using all 5 letters, above rearranges into exactly one word: above.
What is the longest word you can make from above?
The longest solution is above at 5 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from above?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: above yields ave, avo, bae, boa, oba, obe, ova, voe, ab and ae. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "above" used in a sentence?
Above is itself a valid word. For example: "Fowl that may fly above the earth." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from above scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, above is the top scorer from above at 10 points, followed by ave (6), avo (6) and ova (6). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.