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addle

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Is addle a Scrabble word?

Yes, addle is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 7 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of addle?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.Examples: "addle brains"; "Thus far the Poet, but his brains grow Addle; / And all the reſt is purely from this Noddle."; "She stretched out a great red hand and arm on each side of her, so as to bar the doorway, and slowly nodded her addle head at me."

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) Liquid filth; mire.

verb (English)

1. (provincial, Northern England) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.Examples: "ADDLINGS, wages. "Poor addlings," small pay for work. "Hard addlings," money laboriously acquired. "Saving's good addling," as the well known saying, "a penny saved is a penny gained.""; "ADDLE. To earn. "It's weel-addled" – well-earned. "Addle nowt an' ware at t' end on 't, an' tha'll soin ha' to leuk raand t' corners." – Earn nothing and spend hard, and you'll soon come to poverty."

2. (provincial, Northern England) To thrive or grow; to ripen.Examples: "Kill ivy, or else tree will addle no more."

Definition source: Wiktionary

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How many Scrabble points is the word "addle"?

Scrabble
7 points
a1
d2
d2
l1
e1
Words With Friends
8 points
a1
d2
d2
l2
e1

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