Is DABBLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DABBLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DABBLES mean?
Dabbles is a form of DABBLE.
- verb
dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
- verb
play in or as if in water, as of small children
- verb
work with in an amateurish manner
“She dabbles in astronomy”
- verb
bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
“dabbling ducks”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + A (1) + B (3) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DABBLES
DABBLES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of DABBLES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DABBLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- slabbed12
- dabble11
- sabbed11
- babels10
- blades9
- abbes9
- babel9
- babes9
- blabs9
- blebs9
- abled8
- balds8
- baled8
- based8
- beads8
- blade8
- sabed8
- abbe8
- babe8
- blab8
- bleb8
- ebbs8
- ables7
- bales7
- beals7
- blase7
- sable7
- abed7
- bade7
- bads7
- bald7
- bead7
- beds7
- bled7
- dabs7
- debs7
- ebb7
- dales6
- deals6
- lades6
- lased6
- leads6
- able6
- albs6
- baes6
- bale6
- bals6
- base6
- beal6
- bels6
- blae6
- labs6
- sabe6
- slab6
- bad6
- bed6
- dab6
- deb6
- dale5
- dals5
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