TWADDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TWADDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TWADDLE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TWADDLE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TWADDLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TWADDLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TWADDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does TWADDLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Silly, trivial or pretentious talk or writing that has little real meaning.
Twaddle is a dismissive label, gentler than outright insult but clearly scornful of the content. Unlike lies, twaddle is worthless more for being empty than for being false.
How TWADDLE is used
Twaddle is used to wave away speeches, articles or arguments seen as nonsense.
- The critic called the whole speech a load of twaddle.
- I have no patience for such twaddle at breakfast.
- Much of the pamphlet was well-meaning twaddle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TWADDLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TWADDLE
4 longer words begin with TWADDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in TWADDLE
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Common questions about TWADDLE
- Is TWADDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TWADDLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TWADDLE worth?
- TWADDLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TWADDLE mean?
- Silly, trivial or pretentious talk or writing that has little real meaning.
- What letters can be added to TWADDLE?
- TWADDLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TWADDLE:
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