Definition of respectable

"respectable" in the adjective sense

1. respectable

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

"a respectable woman"

2. estimable, good, honorable, respectable

deserving of esteem and respect

"all respectable companies give guarantees"

"ruined the family's good name"

3. goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy

large in amount or extent or degree

"it cost a considerable amount"

"a goodly amount"

"received a hefty bonus"

"a respectable sum"

"a tidy sum of money"

"a sizable fortune"

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Quotations for respectable

Respectable mediocrity offends nobody. [ Brougham ]

Nature makes us vagabonds, the world makes us respectable. [ Alexander Smith ]

Hell is both sides of the tomb, and a, devil may be respectable and wear good clothes. [ Charles H. Parkhurst ]

Persevering mediocrity is much more respectable, and unspeakably more useful, than talented inconstancy. [ Dr. James Hamilton ]

When one has never heard a man's name in the course of one's life it speaks volumes for him; he must be quite respectable. [ Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance ]

For the greatest fool and rascal in creation there is yet a worse condition; and that is, not to know it, but to chink himself a respectable man. [ George MacDonald ]

The poorest being that crawls on earth, contending to save itself from injustice and oppression, is an object respectable in the eyes of God and man. [ Burke ]

respectable in Scrabble®

The word respectable is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters respectable:

RESPECTABLE
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (76 words)

beaters, beepers, beetles, berates, blaster, bleater, bleeper, cablers, caplets, carpels, carpets, cartels, cerates, cereals, clarets, clasper, creates, elaters, escapee, escaper, leapers, palters, parcels, peelers, pelters, petrels, placers, plaster, platers, pleaser, precast, prelate, prelect, presale, realest, rebales, rebates, reblast, reclasp, reelect, relaces, relapse, relates, release, repaces, repaste, repeals, repeats, repeels, replace, replate, repleat, replete, rescale, respace, respect, respelt, retapes, scalper, scarlet, scepter, sceptre, sclerae, secrete, seeable, sleeper, specter, spectra, spectre, stabler, stapler, stealer, steeper, steeple, treacle, trebles

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word respectable

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In respectable

RESPECTABLE
(180)
RESPECTABLE
(162)
RESPECTABLE
(120)
RESPECTABLE
(108)
PLACERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
CARPETS
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PRECAST
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ESCAPEE
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SPECTER
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PRELECT
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SPECTRA
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CLASPER
(94 = 44 + 50)
ESCAPER
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RESPECT
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REPACES
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RECLASP
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BLEEPER
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SCEPTRE
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SCEPTER
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CABLERS
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PARCELS
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SPECTRE
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CAPLETS
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SCALPER
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REPLACE
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SPECTER
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RESPACE
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CARPELS
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PRELECT
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PLACERS
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PRELECT
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ESCAPER
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RECLASP
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SPECTER
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RESPACE
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ESCAPEE
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SCEPTRE
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SPECTRE
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CARPELS
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RECLASP
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BLEEPER
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CARPELS
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REPACES
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RESPACE
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CAPLETS
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BEEPERS
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REPACES
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PLACERS
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SPECTRE
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ESCAPER
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SPECTER
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CAPLETS
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PLACERS
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CLASPER
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REPLACE
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SCALPER
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SCEPTRE
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BEEPERS
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RESPECT
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SCEPTRE
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SCEPTER
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PARCELS
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RESPECT
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SCEPTER
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CARPETS
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SCALPER
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REPLACE
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ESCAPEE
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PELTERS
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CLASPER
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PELTERS
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REELECT
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REPLACE
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BLEEPER
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CERATES
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BLEEPER
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CAPLETS
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BEATERS
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PLATERS
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BLEATER
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SEEABLE
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respectable in Words With Friends™

The word respectable is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters respectable:

RESPECTABLE
(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (76 words)

beaters, beepers, beetles, berates, blaster, bleater, bleeper, cablers, caplets, carpels, carpets, cartels, cerates, cereals, clarets, clasper, creates, elaters, escapee, escaper, leapers, palters, parcels, peelers, pelters, petrels, placers, plaster, platers, pleaser, precast, prelate, prelect, presale, realest, rebales, rebates, reblast, reclasp, reelect, relaces, relapse, relates, release, repaces, repaste, repeals, repeats, repeels, replace, replate, repleat, replete, rescale, respace, respect, respelt, retapes, scalper, scarlet, scepter, sceptre, sclerae, secrete, seeable, sleeper, specter, spectra, spectre, stabler, stapler, stealer, steeper, steeple, treacle, trebles

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word respectable

RESPECTABLE
(333)
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(279)
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(174)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In respectable

RESPECTABLE
(333)
RESPECTABLE
(279)
RESPECTABLE
(225)
RESPECTABLE
(174)
RESPECTABLE
(138)
CAPLETS
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SCEPTRE
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RESPECT
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SPECTRA
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SCEPTER
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SCALPER
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PRELECT
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PLACERS
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CARPELS
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REPLACE
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PARCELS
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CLASPER
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BEEPERS
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PRECAST
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RESCALE
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SCEPTER
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SPECTRE
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REELECT
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REELECT
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CEREALS
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PETRELS
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PLEASER
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Words within the letters of respectable

2 letter words in respectable (11 words)

9 letter words in respectable (6 words)

10 letter words in respectable (2 words)

11 letter words in respectable (1 word)

respectable + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence respectable

Words that start with respectable (2 words)

Words with respectable in them (3 words)

Word Growth involving respectable

Shorter words in respectable

pe respect

re respect

ab able table

ab tab table

ta tab table

Longer words containing respectable

disrespectable

nonrespectable nonrespectableness

respectableness nonrespectableness

respectableness superrespectableness

semirespectable

superrespectable superrespectableness

unrespectable