WADDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WADDLE 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 WADDLE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WADDLE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WADDLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WADDLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WADDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does WADDLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To walk with short steps while swaying from side to side, as a duck does.
The motion is hard to miss: weight shifts from one foot to the other, the body tilts, and progress is slow. Ducks, geese and penguins are the classic waddlers because of the way their legs sit far back on their bodies, and the word is also used, often with gentle humour, for a heavy person or a toddler moving the same way. It is a close cousin of wade and wobble in sound and feel, though it does not imply water.
How WADDLE is used
Everyday word; often affectionate or comic when applied to people. Also a noun for the gait itself.
- The ducklings waddle behind their mother toward the pond.
- Penguins waddle across the ice in single file.
- He had to waddle to the door with the heavy bags.
- The toddler began to waddle as soon as she let go of the chair.
- You can hear them waddle on the gravel before you see them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WADDLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WADDLE
The 6 tiles of WADDLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WADDLE
4 longer words begin with WADDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in WADDLE
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Common questions about WADDLE
- Is WADDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WADDLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WADDLE worth?
- WADDLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WADDLE mean?
- To walk with short steps while swaying from side to side, as a duck does.
- What letters can be added to WADDLE?
- WADDLE takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WADDLE:
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