FUDDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FUDDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FUDDLE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FUDDLE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUDDLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FUDDLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FUDDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does FUDDLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To confuse or stupefy someone, especially with drink.
To fuddle someone is to leave their thinking foggy, either through alcohol or through too much confusing information. The verb sounds gently humorous, so it is rarely used for serious drunkenness. It also exists as a noun for a muddled state. The origin is uncertain, though it appears in English from the sixteenth century, linked in early use with heavy drinking.
How FUDDLE is used
Slightly old-fashioned and humorous; used in speech and light writing.
- Two glasses of strong cider were enough to fuddle him.
- The long, tangled instructions only served to fuddle the poor clerk.
- Do not let the heat fuddle your judgement.
- The late hour began to fuddle her thoughts.
- The strong punch left him in a fuddle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUDDLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FUDDLE
4 longer words begin with FUDDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in FUDDLE
Common questions about FUDDLE
- Is FUDDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUDDLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FUDDLE worth?
- FUDDLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FUDDLE mean?
- To confuse or stupefy someone, especially with drink.
- What letters can be added to FUDDLE?
- FUDDLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FUDDLE:
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