DAWDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DAWDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAWDLE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAWDLE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAWDLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAWDLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DAWDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does DAWDLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move or act slowly and waste time instead of getting on.
Children dawdle on the way to school, and adults dawdle over coffee when they ought to be leaving. The word carries mild disapproval but little real anger, a bit like a sigh from someone waiting at the door. It can describe slow walking, slow working or simply putting something off.
How DAWDLE is used
Everyday English; gently critical of slowness, rarely harsh.
- Do not dawdle, or we will miss the early train.
- The little boy chose to dawdle along the canal, poking at every puddle.
- She tended to dawdle over breakfast on quiet Sundays.
- Workers who dawdle at the start of the day often rush at the end.
- We cannot afford to dawdle while the tide is coming in.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAWDLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DAWDLE
The 6 tiles of DAWDLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DAWDLE
4 longer words begin with DAWDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DAWDLE
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Common questions about DAWDLE
- Is DAWDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAWDLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAWDLE worth?
- DAWDLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAWDLE mean?
- To move or act slowly and waste time instead of getting on.
- What letters can be added to DAWDLE?
- DAWDLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DAWDLE:
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