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Dabbling

d 2a 1b 3b 3l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of dabble

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does dabbling mean?

verb

  1. dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid

  2. play in or as if in water, as of small children

    Synonymspaddlesplash around

  3. work with in an amateurish manner

    “She dabbles in astronomy”

    Synonymssmatterplay around

  4. bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water

    “dabbling ducks”

Definitions shown for dabble, the base form of dabbling.

Is DABBLING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DABBLING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
d 2a 1b 3b 3l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
d 2a 1b 4b 4l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
d 2a 1b 4b 4l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
d 2a 1b 4b 4l 2i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DABBLING

Hooks for DABBLING

Add one letter to the front or back of DABBLING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

dabblings

Words that end like DABBLING

Common words that share the ending -ABBLING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

babbling
All words ending in -ABBLING

Dabbling: quick answers

Is DABBLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DABBLING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DABBLING worth?
DABBLING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does dabbling mean?
dabbling is the present participle of dabble, which means “dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DABBLING?
You can make 113 shorter words from DABBLING, such as DABBING, BALDING, BLADING, ABLING. See the full list.