I edit a lot of writing on the topic of cue sports, like pool and billiards. The word "playability" comes up a lot.
For example, if one is trying to explain that a pool cue is excellent in feel and performance, one might say: "My new custom pool cue has great playability."
I don't believe "playability" is a word, and if that is the case, what could be used in its place?
A similar example is the word "drivability" which I believe was invented by marketers in the 1970's to describe how well a car drives.
Both of these are commonly not found in spell checking dictionaries so I want to check here for whether or not they are legitimate in general writing.
Best Answer
Both 'playability' and 'drivability' are legitimate words and work perfectly fine in general writing (already well-accepted in their specific sports areas).
Wordness (that doesn't sound much like a word but it'll do for now) is pretty slippery near the boundary. Both these words are well on the acceptable side.