DANDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DANDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DANDLE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DANDLE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DANDLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DANDLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DANDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does DANDLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To move a young child gently up and down, typically on one's knee or in one's arms, in a playful or affectionate way.
A parent or grandparent will dandle a baby to soothe it or make it laugh, bouncing it lightly rather than simply holding it still. The word carries a warm, slightly old-fashioned feel, more likely in a description of a nursery scene than in ordinary talk about childcare. To dandle is not the same as to rock, since the motion behind dandle is smaller and more playful, closer to a gentle toss than a steady sway. The verb can also stretch to cover fond, indulgent handling of anyone treated like a favourite child.
How DANDLE is used
Chiefly literary or old-fashioned; everyday speech is more likely to say bounce on one's knee than dandle.
- She would dandle the baby until he stopped crying.
- The word dandle suggests a small, playful bounce rather than a steady rock.
- Grandfather liked to dandle each new arrival within the hour.
- In the old portrait, a nurse appears to dandle the infant prince.
- He tried to dandle the puppy the same way he had dandled his daughter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DANDLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DANDLE
The 6 tiles of DANDLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DANDLE
4 longer words begin with DANDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DANDLE
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Common questions about DANDLE
- Is DANDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DANDLE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DANDLE worth?
- DANDLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DANDLE mean?
- To move a young child gently up and down, typically on one's knee or in one's arms, in a playful or affectionate way.
- What letters can be added to DANDLE?
- DANDLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DANDLE:
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