DABBING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DABBING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DABBING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DABBING is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DABBING
No single letter turns DABBING into another word.
How DABBING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DABBING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,745 thousand.
What does DABBING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of pressing something lightly and repeatedly against a surface, usually with an absorbent material.
Dabbing is a gentle motion used to clean a wound, dry skin or apply paint without rubbing. It is also a dance move in which the head drops into the bent arm.
How DABBING is used
Dabbing describes a soft touch, unlike wiping, which drags across a surface.
- Dabbing the stain with a cloth removed most of it.
- The painter finished the sky by dabbing the canvas.
- Dabbing became a popular dance gesture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DABBING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DABBING
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Common questions about DABBING
- Is DABBING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DABBING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DABBING worth?
- DABBING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DABBING mean?
- The act of pressing something lightly and repeatedly against a surface, usually with an absorbent material.
- What letters can be added to DABBING?
- No single letter can be added to DABBING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DABBING:
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