DADDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DADDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DADDLE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DADDLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DADDLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DADDLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DADDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does DADDLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To walk unsteadily with short steps, like a small child or a duck; to dawdle.
Daddle is a Scots and northern English word that pictures a toddler tottering along, or an old person moving slowly. In some dialects it also means to waste time, which links it to dawdle. It is a regional word and you will see it mainly in dialect writing rather than in standard prose.
How DADDLE is used
Scots and northern dialect; rare outside regional writing.
- The toddler began to daddle across the room toward her mother.
- Do not daddle on the way home, or the rain will catch you.
- The old man could only daddle along the path with his stick.
- The ducklings daddle behind their mother in a line.
- He liked to daddle in the garden all afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DADDLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DADDLE
The 6 tiles of DADDLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DADDLE
2 longer words begin with DADDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DADDLE
Common questions about DADDLE
- Is DADDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DADDLE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DADDLE worth?
- DADDLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DADDLE mean?
- To walk unsteadily with short steps, like a small child or a duck; to dawdle.
- What letters can be added to DADDLE?
- DADDLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DADDLE:
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