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
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
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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