How to spell washable

Washable is spelled W-A-S-H-A-B-L-E.

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What it means: Able to be cleaned with water without damage.

In a sentence: My new markers are washable, so I can color without worry.

Same family: wash, washing, washed, washer. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Washable is formed from the verb “wash” plus the suffix “-able,” which comes from Latin and means “capable of” or “able to be.” So its literal meaning is “able to be washed.”

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