answerable

answerable is a 10-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.
2. adjective. Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
3. adjective. Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.
4. adjective. Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.
5. adjective. Equal; equivalent; adequate.
6. adjective. morally or legally responsible to a higher authority

   "parents are answerable for their child's acts"

7. adjective. capable of being answered

Common word forms

answerableness

Words from these letters

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