DODDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DODDLE 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 DODDLE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DODDLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DODDLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
doddlesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DODDLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DODDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What does DODDLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A task that is very easy to do.
A British informal word, doddle is used in the same way as a piece of cake or a walkover. Its origin is uncertain, though it may be tied to a dialect word meaning to move with ease. Speakers often use it after the event, when a job proved far simpler than expected.
How DODDLE is used
Informal and chiefly British; usually in the phrase a doddle.
- The exam was a doddle after all that revision.
- Parking here is a doddle compared with the city.
- He made the climb look like a doddle.
- Assembling the shelf turned out to be a doddle.
- It was supposed to be hard, but it was a doddle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DODDLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DODDLE
1 longer words begin with DODDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DODDLE
Common questions about DODDLE
- Is DODDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DODDLE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DODDLE worth?
- DODDLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DODDLE mean?
- A task that is very easy to do.
- What letters can be added to DODDLE?
- DODDLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DODDLE:
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