Definition of unstable

"unstable" in the adjective sense

1. unstable

lacking stability or fixity or firmness

"unstable political conditions"

"the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"

"an unstable world economy"

2. unstable

highly or violently reactive

"sensitive and highly unstable compounds"

3. precarious, unstable

affording no ease or reassurance

"a precarious truce"

4. mentally ill, unsound, unstable

suffering from severe mental illness

"of unsound mind"

5. unstable

disposed to psychological variability

"his rather unstable religious convictions"

6. fluid, unstable

subject to change variable

"a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"

"everything was unstable following the coup"

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Quotations for unstable

The heart is a vain heart, a vagabond and unstable heart. [ F. Quarles ]

Everything that exceeds the bounds of moderation has an unstable foundation. [ Seneca ]

Honor is unstable, and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food. [ Colton ]

An unstable pilot steers a leaking ship, and the blind is leading the blind straight to the pit. The ruler is like the ruled.

unstable in Scrabble®

The word unstable 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: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters unstable:

UNSTABLE
(99)
UNSTABLE
(99)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

abluent, ablutes, butanes, eluants, lunates, nebulas, sunbelt, tunable, unbales, unbelts, unblest

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word unstable

UNSTABLE
(99)
UNSTABLE
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UNSTABLE
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UNSTABLE
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UNSTABLE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In unstable

UNSTABLE
(99)
UNSTABLE
(99)
ABLUTES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUNBELT
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNBELTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUNBELT
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ABLUENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
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ABLUENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
NEBULAS
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BUTANES
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TUNABLE
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ABLUTES
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UNBLEST
(86 = 36 + 50)
BUTANES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUNBELT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TUNABLE
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TUNABLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SUNBELT
(80 = 30 + 50)
BUTANES
(80 = 30 + 50)
UNBLEST
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UNBALES
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SUNBELT
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TUNABLE
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TUNABLE
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UNBLEST
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UNBLEST
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TUNABLE
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NEBULAS
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UNBALES
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SUNBELT
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NEBULAS
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SUNBELT
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TUNABLE
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UNBALES
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NEBULAS
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BUTANES
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UNBLEST
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SUNBELT
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TUNABLE
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NEBULAS
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ABLUENT
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ABLUENT
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UNBELTS
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UNBLEST
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ABLUTES
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ABLUENT
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UNBELTS
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NEBULAS
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ABLUENT
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UNBELTS
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SUNBELT
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UNBELTS
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LUNATES
(78 = 28 + 50)
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(77 = 27 + 50)
TUNABLE
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UNBLEST
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BUTANES
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UNBELTS
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SUNBELT
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ABLUTES
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TUNABLE
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ELUANTS
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UNBALES
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NEBULAS
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ELUANTS
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UNBELTS
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ELUANTS
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BUTANES
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LUNATES
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ELUANTS
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ELUANTS
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TUNABLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SUNBELT
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SUNBELT
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UNBELTS
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UNBELTS
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SUNBELT
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NEBULAS
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UNBLEST
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unstable in Words With Friends™

The word unstable 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: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters unstable:

SUNBELT
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNBLEST
(110 = 75 + 35)
ABLUENT
(110 = 75 + 35)
SUNBELT
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNBALES
(110 = 75 + 35)
NEBULAS
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNBELTS
(110 = 75 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

abluent, ablutes, butanes, eluants, lunates, nebulas, sunbelt, tunable, unbales, unbelts, unblest

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word unstable

UNSTABLE
(96)
UNSTABLE
(96)
UNSTABLE
(72)
UNSTABLE
(72)
UNSTABLE
(64)
UNSTABLE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In unstable

SUNBELT
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNBLEST
(110 = 75 + 35)
ABLUENT
(110 = 75 + 35)
SUNBELT
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNBALES
(110 = 75 + 35)
NEBULAS
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNBELTS
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ABLUTES
(107 = 72 + 35)
TUNABLE
(104 = 69 + 35)
BUTANES
(101 = 66 + 35)
UNBLEST
(98 = 63 + 35)
ABLUENT
(98 = 63 + 35)
SUNBELT
(98 = 63 + 35)
ABLUENT
(98 = 63 + 35)
SUNBELT
(98 = 63 + 35)
UNSTABLE
(96)
UNSTABLE
(96)
ABLUTES
(95 = 60 + 35)
BUTANES
(95 = 60 + 35)
ABLUENT
(92 = 57 + 35)
TUNABLE
(92 = 57 + 35)
TUNABLE
(92 = 57 + 35)
NEBULAS
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NEBULAS
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UNBELTS
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(92 = 57 + 35)
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(92 = 57 + 35)
NEBULAS
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SUNBELT
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UNBALES
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UNBALES
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LUNATES
(89 = 54 + 35)
BUTANES
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ABLUTES
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BUTANES
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UNBLEST
(87 = 52 + 35)
SUNBELT
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UNBALES
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NEBULAS
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SUNBELT
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NEBULAS
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SUNBELT
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UNBALES
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SUNBELT
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UNBALES
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ABLUTES
(83 = 48 + 35)
ELUANTS
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LUNATES
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NEBULAS
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TUNABLE
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UNBLEST
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ABLUTES
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BUTANES
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LUNATES
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BUTANES
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BUTANES
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UNSTABLE
(72)
UNBELT
(72)
BLUNTS
(72)
UNBALE
(72)
UNSTABLE
(72)
NEBULA
(72)
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BLUETS
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ABLUTES
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BUTANES
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UNABLE
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(65 = 30 + 35)
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SUNBELT
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(65 = 30 + 35)
UNBALES
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ABLUENT
(65 = 30 + 35)
ABLUENT
(65 = 30 + 35)
NEBULAS
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UNBALES
(65 = 30 + 35)

Words within the letters of unstable

2 letter words in unstable (12 words)

8 letter words in unstable (Anagrams) (2 words)

unstable + 1 blank (4 words)

Words containing the sequence unstable

Words that start with unstable (4 words)

Words with unstable in them (1 word)

Words that end with unstable (1 word)

Word Growth involving unstable

Shorter words in unstable

ab tab stab stable

ta tab stab stable

ab able table stable

ab tab table stable

ta tab table stable

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Longer words containing unstable

unstableness

unstabler

unstablest