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dabble

/ˈdæb(ə)l/verb

Dabble commonly means to dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid, play in or as if in water, as of small children, or work with in an amateurish manner.

4 meanings6 lettersScrabble 11

Length

6

Scrabble

11

WWF

14

Starts

DA

Ends

BLE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DABBLE” Mean?

/ˈdæb(ə)l/

dabble has 4 documented senses across verb.

Verb

4 senses
1

dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid

2

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

Synonyms

3

work with in an amateurish manner

She dabbles in astronomy

He plays around with investments but he never makes any money

Synonyms

4

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

dabbling ducks

Synonyms for DABBLE

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

6

Vowels

2

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid

Length

6 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

E

Vowels

2

Consonants

4

Letters

D, A, B, B, L, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

d
a
b
b
l
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for dabble.

DABBLE is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 11.
It starts with D and ends with E.
It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCCDE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using dabble in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

DABBLE has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

DABBLE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

DABBLE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

DABBLE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

B

Letter Pattern

ABCCDE

CV Pattern

CVCCCV

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

DA, AB, BB, BL, LE

Trigrams

DAB, ABB, BBL, BLE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for dabble.

DABBLE is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with D and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCCV, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 11, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with D and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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