Dabbles
7 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular present tense of dabble: to dip a hand or foot briefly and playfully into water or another liquid.
“Every morning the child dabbles her fingers in the garden pond, watching the fish dart away beneath the surface.”
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Wordle
Contains double B. Ends in LES. The DAB opening followed by double B is the key pattern to identify.
Scrabble
Double B (3 pts each) boosts the score. S ending allows hooking onto DABBLE. A solid rack-clearing play for double-B hands.
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