Is DIMPLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIMPLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIMPLES mean?
Dimples is a form of DIMPLE.
- noun
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
- noun
any slight depression in a surface
“there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball”
- noun
a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin
“His dimple appeared whenever he smiled”
- verb
mark with, or as if with, dimples
“drops dimpled the smooth stream”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + M (3) + P (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 DIMPLES
DIMPLES 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 DIMPLES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DIMPLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mispled12
- dimple11
- impled11
- limped11
- impels10
- simple10
- imped10
- dispel9
- lisped9
- misled9
- slimed9
- sliped9
- smiled9
- spiled9
- impel9
- limps9
- deism8
- dimes8
- disme8
- limed8
- melds8
- milds8
- pedis8
- piled8
- plied8
- siped8
- spied8
- imps8
- limp8
- mips8
- simp8
- limes7
- miles7
- piles7
- plies7
- slime7
- slipe7
- smile7
- speil7
- spiel7
- spile7
- deps7
- dime7
- dims7
- dips7
- idem7
- meds7
- meld7
- mids7
- mild7
- pedi7
- peds7
- pied7
- pled7
- sped7
- imp7
- deils6
- delis6
- idles6
- isled6
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