DIMPLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIMPLE 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 DIMPLE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIMPLE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIMPLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIMPLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DIMPLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about DIMPLE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIMPLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small hollow in the skin, most often in the cheek or chin, or a slight dent in any surface.
Dimples on the cheeks usually show when a person smiles, and many people find them charming. The word is also used for shallow dents in other things: a golf ball is covered in them to help it fly straight, and a pond shows them when raindrops land. As a verb, to dimple means to form such hollows.
How DIMPLE is used
Everyday word, both for faces and for the surfaces of objects.
- The baby has a dimple in her left cheek.
- A dimple appeared whenever he laughed.
- Each dimple on a golf ball helps it travel farther.
- The rain left a dimple on the surface of the pond.
- There was a deep dimple in the soft clay where the stone had been.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIMPLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIMPLE
The 6 tiles of DIMPLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DIMPLE
4 longer words begin with DIMPLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DIMPLE
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Common questions about DIMPLE
- Is DIMPLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIMPLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIMPLE worth?
- DIMPLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIMPLE mean?
- A small hollow in the skin, most often in the cheek or chin, or a slight dent in any surface.
- What letters can be added to DIMPLE?
- DIMPLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DIMPLE:
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