DABBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DABBLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DABBLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DABBLE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DABBLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DABBLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DABBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does DABBLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take part in something casually without deep commitment, or to splash lightly in water.
Dabble most often describes trying an interest or trade in a light, amateur way, as when someone dabbles in painting or in the stock market. It also has a literal sense of splashing a hand or foot in water, and ducks dabble when they feed at the surface. Both meanings share a picture of touching something briefly instead of diving in.
How DABBLE is used
Common; usually followed by in, and sometimes carries a hint that the effort is not serious.
- He likes to dabble in watercolours on summer weekends.
- The children sat on the pier to dabble their toes in the lake.
- Ducks dabble in the shallows, tipping forward to feed.
- She would dabble in politics before settling on a career in law.
- Few people dabble in beekeeping without becoming fascinated.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DABBLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DABBLE
4 longer words begin with DABBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DABBLE
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Common questions about DABBLE
- Is DABBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DABBLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DABBLE worth?
- DABBLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DABBLE mean?
- To take part in something casually without deep commitment, or to splash lightly in water.
- What letters can be added to DABBLE?
- DABBLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DABBLE:
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