Is DANDLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DANDLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DANDLES mean?
Dandles is a form of DANDLE.
- verb
move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
- verb
pet
“the grandfather dandled the small child”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 DANDLES
DANDLES 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.
Words you can make from DANDLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- addles8
- dandle8
- dedans8
- desand8
- landed8
- sadden8
- saddle8
- sanded8
- elands7
- ladens7
- naleds7
- sendal7
- addle7
- deads7
- dedal7
- laded7
- dales6
- deals6
- deans6
- eland6
- laden6
- lades6
- lands6
- lased6
- leads6
- lends6
- naled6
- saned6
- sedan6
- adds6
- dads6
- dead6
- elans5
- lanes5
- leans5
- ands5
- dale5
- dals5
- dans5
- deal5
- dean5
- dels5
- dens5
- elds5
- ends5
- lade5
- lads5
- land5
- lead5
- lend5
- sade5
- sand5
- send5
- sled5
- sned5
- add5
- dad5
- ales4
- anes4
- elan4
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