playable

American

[pley-uh-buhl] / ˈpleɪ ə bəl /

adjective

capable of or suitable for being played.
easy or pleasurable to play.
(of ground) fit to be played on, as for a soccer game.

Other Word Forms

playability noun
unplayable adjective

Etymology

Origin of playable

First recorded in 1475–85; play + -able

Example Sentences

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They plowed the outfield grass and shoveled away the couple inches of snow that piled up between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to prepare a playable field by gametime at 6:40 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Each game will be playable offline, including “Storybots,” “Dr. Seuss’s The Sneetches” and “Bad Dinosaurs.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

I’ll name-drop because Jeff Tweedy is a friend and he helped me get it and made it playable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Describing the game as "fully playable", IO Interactive said the two additional months would allow their team "to further polish and refine the experience", giving players "the strongest possible version at launch".

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

They were perfectly preserved and are still playable today.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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